- New report warns Europe’s decline underway.
- Economic, political, cultural crises highlighted.
- Sparks fierce debate among European leaders.
According to the National Security Strategy (NSS) study, which President Trump approved, Europe is in danger of "civilizational erasure."
Europe's woke "censorship" and "mass migration" policies are harshly criticized in the manifesto, which asserts that the region may become "unrecognisable in 20 years or less."
In sharp contrast to EU leaders who accused the US of deserting Europe, Moscow lauded the 33-page plan as "largely consistent" with its worldview.
Its publication emphasizes the growing divide between Washington and Brussels even further.
“For the first time since the end of the Second World War, the USA is no longer standing by the Europeans,”
German lawmaker, Norbert Röttgen said.
"If this strategy were to succeed, the EU would no longer exist,"
he contended.
António Costa, president of the European Council, accused Washington of going too far.
Geert Wilders, a hard-right leader in the Netherlands, praised the news, saying that "President @realDonaldTrump @POTUS speaks the truth."
“What we cannot accept is the threat to interfere in European politics,”
he said.
“The United States cannot replace Europe in what its vision is of freedom of expression.”
European leaders were further irritated by the report's refusal to depict Moscow as a security threat and its assertion that the EU is impeding US attempts to put an end to the conflict in Ukraine.
Third-party interference is unnecessary, according to German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul, who claimed that Europe "does not need outside advice."
“This strategy continues to talk about Europe as an ally. That’s fine, but if we are allies, we must act as allies.”
He insisted that:
“The United States remains an important ally, the United States remains an important economic partner, but Europe must be sovereign”.
Washington is "no longer standing by Ukraine, a country against which a brutal war of annihilation is being waged in violation of international law," Römgen warned.
Costa warned that without action, alliance rhetoric is worthless.
Longtime Trump backer Viktor Orbán of Hungary reversed course, supporting the US-Russian conversations but criticizing EU support for Ukraine.
"Weak Europe is left out of shaping its own future and chooses to talk instead,"
he contended.
Dmitry Peskov described the report as "a positive step" and praised its call for collaboration rather than conflict with Russia. Moscow also praised the study.
Trump referred to the NSS as "a roadmap to ensure that America remains the greatest and most successful nation in human history" in the introduction, which was released on Friday.
It accuses European governments of violating democratic standards and calls for a "expeditious cessation of hostilities" in Ukraine in order to "reestablish strategic stability with Russia" and "stabilise European economies."
It exhorts US politicians to back "resistance to Europe's current trajectory within European nations" and demands the restoration of "Western identity."
“A large European majority wants peace, yet that desire is not translated into policy, in large measure because of those governments’ subversion of democratic processes,”
the document states.
The paper accuses the EU of implementing migrant policies that are "transforming the continent," restricting expression, and destroying liberty.
It wonders if some NATO nations possibly turning into "majority non-European" nations would continue to hold the same worldview as the alliance's founders and forecasts that Europe would be "unrecognisable" in 20 years.
In order to promote a "revival of spirit," the White House praises "patriotic European parties" with these cautions.
Trump recently praised Orbán as a "great leader," and the administration has publicly nurtured connections with Germany's AfD.
This is true even if Hungary was referred to be a "hybrid regime of electoral autocracy" by the European Parliament.
The text also echoes remarks made by JD Vance, who said in Munich that the biggest threat facing Europe is "from within."
In response, Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk made a direct plea to Americans, stating,
"Europe is your closest ally, not your problem."
Since President Donald Trump took office again in January, this is the administration's first security plan.
It coincides with the US's efforts to put a stop to Russia's war with Ukraine.
Trump had earlier criticized Zelensky, suggesting that he was merely waiting for Kyiv's own negotiators to "love" the peace proposal.
According to Trump, Vladimir Putin would accept this similar agreement.
Zelensky will meet with Friedrich Merz, Emmanuel Macron, and Sir Keir Starmer in Downing Street today to review the results of rigorous negotiations between the United States and Ukraine.
The three NATO countries with the biggest actual military budgets are represented by these three leaders.
The discussion will "focus on ongoing peace negotiations and next steps," according to Downing Street.
This occurs in the context of Trump allegedly intimidating Zelensky into accepting the settlement in front of the public.
“I have to say that I am a little bit disappointing that President Zelensky hasn’t yet read the proposal,”
said Trump.
What are the main economic indicators cited in the report?
The Heritage Foundation's" Europe's Civilizational Decline" report (December 7, 2025) cites crucial profitable pointers showing recession 1 normal GDP growth cast for 2026- 2030 (vs. 2.5 US), productivity 30 below US/ Asia situations, energy costs 3x global normal due to net- zero programs, 40 youth severance in southern Europe, and 7 rise in business insolvencies projected for 2025.
Fertility rates at 1.3 (below relief), with migration driving 20non-EU population growth by 2040. Public debt comprising 90 GDP, weal spending over 15 amid stagnant duty earnings.
These bolster warnings of "unrecoverable decline" without policy reversal, fueling EU- far right clashes. Majoritynon-European" NATO nations by 2040s from migration/ birthrate collapse.