Trump's plot to tear down NATO and EU targets 4 countries to 'Make Europe Great Again'

US President Donald Trump (Image: Getty)

The Trump administration is planning a dramatic reshaping of Europe which would threaten to render the European Union obsolete, a new analysis has claimed. Leaked details from a longer, previously unpublished version of the White House’s 2025 National Security Strategy supposedly outline a goal of sidelining longstanding institutions such as NATO and the EU in favour of a new, ideologically aligned order.

The extended report paints a far more ambitious and culturally prescriptive vision than the public version released late last week. While the official National Security Strategy emphasises US interests, border security and economic strength, the leaked version goes further, outlining an explicit effort to influence Europe through political and cultural channels. Key European states, including Austria, Hungary, Italy and Poland, are identified as targets for closer cooperation, with the stated aim of “pulling them away” from the EU and encouraging the restoration of traditional values.

NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte (Image: Getty)

The extended document, seen by the Defense One website, frames the continent as being under threat from “civilisational erasure” due to immigration policies and restrictions on free speech. US support is intended for parties, movements and cultural figures aligned with American principles, effectively shaping a bloc of European countries receptive to the administration’s worldview.

The strategy also proposes a radical overhaul of global diplomacy. It envisages a “Core 5” or C5 summit format, including the US, China, Russia, India and Japan, which would operate outside the constraints of the G7 and focus on strategic issues such as Middle East security.

Normalisation of relations between Israel and Saudi Arabia is flagged as a top priority, signalling a departure from traditional Western-led frameworks.

The document explicitly rejects the pursuit of global hegemony, a marked departure from previous administrations.

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen (Image: Getty)

The strategy asserts: “Hegemony is the wrong thing to want and it wasn’t achievable,” framing American engagement abroad as strictly limited to areas where direct national interests are at stake.

The US would step back from unconditionally defending Europe, while ensuring that China and Russia do not fill the resulting power vacuum. Instead, regional partners and “champions” would be enlisted to maintain stability.

White House officials have publicly denied the existence of any alternative or private version of the strategy, insisting that the published document is the only official plan.

A spokesperson said claims of additional versions were “leaked by people distant from the President who…have no idea what they are talking about.”

Analysts warn that the strategy, if acted upon, could upend decades of US commitments to collective European defence and transatlantic cooperation.

Critics argue that prioritising ideological alignment over institutional cohesion risks alienating traditional allies and weakening longstanding security guarantees.

Supporters, by contrast, suggest that the plan represents a realist recalibration, focusing US resources on protecting direct national interests while encouraging European nations to take greater responsibility for their own defence and cultural preservation.

Mr Trump caused a stir earlier this week when he branded European leaders "weak".

The leaked document appears to provide a stark view of how the Trump administration envisions America’s role in the world: not as the guarantor of a liberal international order, but as a selective, interest-driven power prepared to intervene culturally and politically to reshape the global landscape in its own image.