"The US is advancing a new global order. Over the past eight decades Washington pursued when it suited American interests an order based on international law, liberalism, multilateralism and democratic values. The new one is based on autocracy and the use of force, and is underpinned by xenophobic nationalism. For the transatlantic relationship this is transformative: it means that coercive action now drives policy change. Europe's security dependency on the US is leverage to be ruthlessly exploited."
"Silicon Valley tech firms' business interests converge with those of the White House, and the US instrumentalises far-right politicians in Europe to achieve its foreign policy objectives. By backing the re-election of Donald Trump and his vice-president, JD Vance, radical libertarians have ensured that some of their beliefs are driving the ideological turn that is shaping Trump's second term and the new global order."
The United States is shifting from a postwar order rooted in international law, liberalism, multilateralism and democratic values to an order rooted in autocracy, coercion and xenophobic nationalism. Coercive action now drives US policy change, with Europe's security dependence used as leverage. Silicon Valley business interests converge with White House goals, and the US instrumentalises far-right European politicians to advance foreign-policy objectives. Radical libertarian influence, amplified by backing for Trump and JD Vance, pushes ideological shifts toward pro-natalism, eugenic ideas and anti-democratic proposals. The US national security strategy outlines a framework for political and ideological interventionism in Europe.
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