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Despite Europe’s external reliance syndrome, it still holds institutional, regulatory, and material resources to turn its dependencies into partnerships, namely with the US, but not one with an antagonistic posture towards an increasingly multipolar world order.

As Washington openly redefines Europe as a subordinate rather than a partner, Brussels persists in the language of alliance. This growing mismatch between American strategy and European self-perception is turning the transatlantic relationship into a dangerous illusion.

The new US National Security Strategy, published on December 5, reflected the growing divide between Trump and Europe.