Unfortunately, we should expect the follow-on National Defense Strategy (NDS) to echo this NSS. (Although the rumors are that there has been quite a bit of pushback from the professional military on early NDS drafts.)
And with $900B of table stakes to play with, it could end up being far more damaging than the largely toothless NSS.
As always, thank you for the insight and the relevant analysis. Writing from Spain, I can attest that the far-right, which has pledged loyalty to Trump, is eating the traditional right party bit by bit, and is very close to power, bolstered by the religious and oligarchy forces behind the current US Administration.
This document is an obvious attempt by the Vance wing of MAGA to foment right wing/fascist nationalist movements in Europe. Look what happened in Canadian politics to understand what effect this will have: with a few exceptions this will hurt the popularity of these movements for a simple reason: nationalist movements by there nature abhor overt interference from large foreign powers. I am more concerned about what US based oligarchs will do or foment to protect their access to European markets. That is where the real risk lies.
It sounds like the Trump administration is calling for the Orbanisation of the whole of Europe.
More likely the Putinization
Just doing to Western Europe what they did to Christianity.
As a native-born American living in Western Europe the past 7+ years, I take this targeting as a compliment.
It may be inadvertent on his part, but Trump is laying the groundwork for the final world war.
Unfortunately, we should expect the follow-on National Defense Strategy (NDS) to echo this NSS. (Although the rumors are that there has been quite a bit of pushback from the professional military on early NDS drafts.)
And with $900B of table stakes to play with, it could end up being far more damaging than the largely toothless NSS.
As always, thank you for the insight and the relevant analysis. Writing from Spain, I can attest that the far-right, which has pledged loyalty to Trump, is eating the traditional right party bit by bit, and is very close to power, bolstered by the religious and oligarchy forces behind the current US Administration.
This document is an obvious attempt by the Vance wing of MAGA to foment right wing/fascist nationalist movements in Europe. Look what happened in Canadian politics to understand what effect this will have: with a few exceptions this will hurt the popularity of these movements for a simple reason: nationalist movements by there nature abhor overt interference from large foreign powers. I am more concerned about what US based oligarchs will do or foment to protect their access to European markets. That is where the real risk lies.