Overview
- The White House on Dec. 5 released a national security strategy that pivots away from broad engagement in Europe to prioritizing U.S. interests.
- The document alleges democratic decline, warns of a potential “civilizational extinction” tied to mass immigration, and pledges support for the “resistance” of “patriotic parties.”
- European leaders denounced the charges, with German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul rejecting external advice on free speech and the European Commission dismissing the claims.
- Kallas said the United States remains the EU’s biggest ally and called for unity despite differences, speaking on Saturday at the Doha Forum.
- U.S. diplomat Christopher Landau criticized EU policies on X and stood in for Secretary of State Marco Rubio at a NATO meeting that Rubio unusually did not attend.