Trump Security Strategy Meant to Guide Europe, US Official Says
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The Trump administration’s recently released national security strategy was not intended as empty criticism of Europe but was designed to help steer the continent back on track, a top State Department official said.Author of the article:You can save this article by registering for free here. Or sign-in if you have an account.(Bloomberg) — The Trump administration’s recently released national security strategy was not intended as empty criticism of Europe but was designed to help steer the continent back on track, a top State Department official said. Subscribe now to read the latest news in your city and across Canada.Subscribe now to read the latest news in your city and across Canada.Create an account or sign in to continue with your reading experience.Create an account or sign in to continue with your reading experience.“The president’s national security strategy was not an insult, it was a diagnosis,” Jacob Helberg, the under secretary of state for economic affairs said Tuesday in an interview on Bloomberg Television.The Trump national security team’s unusually blunt strategy document warned that a declining Europe lacked “self-confidence” and risked “civilizational erasure” as a result of immigration and weak political leadership. It charged that those leaders were more focused on censorship and “regulatory suffocation” than military spending or “promoting European greatness.” The document was parsed intensely by think tanks and foreign diplomats desperate to decipher strategic intent amid the policy chaos and confusion of Donald Trump’s Washington. According to Helberg, a former adviser to the CEO of defense tech company Palantir Technologies, the strategy document was designed to help Europe. Get the latest headlines, breaking news and columns.By signing up you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc.A welcome email is on its way. If you don't see it, please check your junk folder.The next issue of Top Stories will soon be in your inbox.We encountered an issue signing you up. Please try againInterested in more newsletters? Browse here.“He laid out in clear and simple terms that there is a turning point that Europe is facing,” Helberg said of the strategy document signed by Trump. “It can choose managed decline, bureaucratic paralysis, or it can choose rejuvenation, secure borders, energy abundance, and fair and reciprocal trade.”Helberg added that the EU is “way too heavy handed from a bureaucratic and regulatory standpoint” when it comes to technology. In a likely allusion to the EU hitting Elon Musk’s X social network with a €120 million ($141 million) fine this month for violating the bloc’s content-moderation law, Helberg said that “when they take steps to go after our companies, they actually end up hurting themselves” by “deteriorating” their investment climate.Postmedia is committed to maintaining a lively but civil forum for discussion. Please keep comments relevant and respectful. Comments may take up to an hour to appear on the site. You will receive an email if there is a reply to your comment, an update to a thread you follow or if a user you follow comments. Visit our Community Guidelines for more information.365 Bloor Street East, Toronto, Ontario, M4W 3L4© 2025 Financial Post, a division of Postmedia Network Inc. All rights reserved. Unauthorized distribution, transmission or republication strictly prohibited.This website uses cookies to personalize your content (including ads), and allows us to analyze our traffic. Read more about cookies here. By continuing to use our site, you agree to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy.You can manage saved articles in your account.and save up to 100 articles!You can manage your saved articles in your account and clicking the X located at the bottom right of the article.