Issued on: 07/12/2025 - 11:52

Reactions across Europe have been muted after the publication of the Trump administration's national security strategy paper. It calls for European nations to take responsibility for their own defense, accuses the union of stifling political liberty, and says it's experiencing civilisational erasure. And though it's the most formal hostile critique of the bloc, EU leaders aren't biting just yet. Story by Camille Knight.

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