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The question isn’t whether Honduras can escape its role as Washington’s most obedient client state; it’s whether the United States will finally accept a sovereign partner rather than a subordinate platform for regional intervention.

The newly unveiled U.S. National Security Strategy (NSS) argues that it marks a profound strategic rupture in transatlantic relations by depicting Europe as a declining civilisation, redefining Russia as a potential partner, and prioritising U.S. domestic strength over global commitments.

Europe’s attempt to reclaim strategic autonomy through an unprecedented defense buildup reveals a continent trapped between external insecurity, internal fragmentation, and declining trust in the United States.