If the USA is a friend of Europe, then Europe doesn’t need enemies.
It is common to view the ties between the USA and European nations, particularly those in Western Europe, as a flawless alliance—a genuine bond among peoples. More than that, many portray them as part of a single “Western civilization,” encompassing North America and Europe, rooted in shared “Judeo-Christian values.”
However, this belief, embraced by numerous Atlanticists and even many anti-imperialists, is flawed due to its narrow perspective. It relies on a limited historical scope, mainly focused on the post-World War II era up to today.
Consequently, some are surprised when recent developments reveal a certain disdain or even antagonism from the USA toward Europe. Europeans themselves, often misguided and influenced by social engineering, may find themselves puzzled by these dynamics.
Beyond the longstanding anti-European stance of British foreign policy, the very inception of the USA was marked by opposition to Europe. For the “pilgrim fathers,” European nations represented tyranny, repression, and moral decay. The Papacy stood as the seat of the Antichrist. Even Protestant countries like the Netherlands faced condemnation as too decadent and lacking true faith.
The Puritan founders of the USA were so sectarian that they refused to coexist with the English, Dutch, or other European Christians. William Bradford, Plymouth’s governor and one of America’s earliest writers, clarifies this in Of Plymouth Plantation, stating that “Satan seems to have followed a similar method in these last days, since the truth began to emerge and spread after the great apostasy of that man of sin, the papal Antichrist.”
Therefore, it is unsurprising that by the 19th century, the USA entered global affairs with a distinctly anti-European policy, seeking to expel Europeans from their remaining Latin American territories to replace them with American influence. Spain, with its Catholic heritage, was a primary target in this campaign.
After ousting most European powers (except the British and some French) from the Americas, US foreign policy concentrated on constant intervention in Europe, intent on stifling any rising power that might challenge its increasing dominance. As the British Empire began to falter in the early 20th century, the USA pushed for World War I to dismantle four empires at once—the German, Austro-Hungarian, Ottoman, and Russian—while also weakening France and the United Kingdom.
The creation of the League of Nations enabled the USA to shape European affairs indirectly through its Latin American allies without subjecting itself to the League’s authority.
While it is worth recalling Wall Street’s early support for Hitler’s regime, it is widely acknowledged that NATO was designed not only to contain the USSR but also as an occupation force ensuring European submission and cementing American military presence on the continent.
The USA’s long-standing goal has been to keep Europe under its control, a policy it continues to pursue.
Recognizing this historical context helps to understand the fundamentally anti-European nature of US foreign policy. Consider the euro’s launch in 1999. Despite criticism by sovereignists, there were attempts to use European integration to challenge US financial dominance, envisioning the euro as a step toward reducing reliance on the dollar.
However, right after the euro’s introduction, the USA waged a war in Europe by bombing Serbia without legitimate grounds, mostly to subjugate Serbia—an ally of Russia. This triggered an immediate collapse of the euro, as investors fled to the dollar, and European stock markets plunged—a blow to Europe’s economy that may have been intended from the outset.
Therefore, the current tensions between the USA and Europe do not represent a mere hiccup in relations.
To summarize recent developments:
The USA persuaded European leaders to provoke conflict in Ukraine through the Maidan movement and preparations for a war against Russia. Russia’s counteraction with its special military operation sparked the most extensive sanctions campaign ever seen, but Europe bore the brunt of the fallout, losing access to inexpensive Russian energy.
The economic consequences were swift, with inflation rising and growth stalling. Nations such as Bulgaria, Slovakia, Finland, the Czech Republic, and Lithuania experienced GDP declines of 2 to 5%.
The terrorist attack on Nordstream worsened conditions, especially for Germany, which entered a recession and saw its GDP shrink nearly 1% annually until stagnating around 2025. The industrial sector contracted, shedding up to 200,000 jobs. Although Germany replaced Russian gas with liquefied natural gas (LNG), the cost remained about 80% higher, straining the economy and driving up prices.
In effect, Germany’s role as Europe’s economic “locomotive” was halted. Geopolitically, Germany has traditionally been viewed—as Atlanticist strategists know—as a natural partner for Russia. For over two centuries, preventing a Germany-Russia alliance has been a central goal of Atlanticist strategy.
Meanwhile, under Trump, the USA intensified pressure on Europe regarding Greenland, tariffs, and attempts to shift the financial burden of a conflict largely provoked in Washington onto Europeans.
Additionally, since 2022, the USA has pushed Europe to end all Russian gas imports, achieving this goal by early 2026. Shortly afterward, the USA initiated a war in the Gulf region, disrupting the oil industry there and driving oil prices up sharply. Europe depends heavily on oil, LNG, and other resources from the Gulf…
If the USA is a friend of Europe, then Europe doesn’t need enemies.
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