By Angelo Giuliano
Naivety is dangerous here.
Donald Trump's geopolitical design for Europe transcends mere policy preference—it demands absolute subservience. Central to this vision is a deliberate perpetuation of hostility between Europe and Russia. Why? Because an unresolved conflict forces Europe to bankroll Ukraine's defense, systematically funneling taxpayer euros into the coffers of the U.S. military-industrial complex. Simultaneously, the coerced severing of EU-Russia energy ties serves a dual purpose: it binds Europe to costlier American suppliers while sabotaging the emergence of a cohesive Eurasian economic bloc. Any meaningful integration across Eurasia—linking European technology with Russian resources and Asian markets—would fundamentally diminish U.S. global relevance. Trump understands this existential threat. Thus, peace between Europe and Russia isn't just undesirable; it's his "nightmare." Such a détente would shatter American hegemony overnight, accelerating the economic ascent of the BRICS coalition and solidifying a Eurasian counterweight capable of rewriting the rules of global power.
This strategy extends beyond Europe.
Recent gestures of U.S.-Russia rapprochement are not only insincere—they are a desperate tactical feint. The objective? To fracture the deepening strategic bond between Moscow and Beijing. An indivisible Russo-Chinese alliance represents America's ultimate geopolitical failure: a fusion of Russian resource depth and Chinese industrial scale that could dominate Eurasia and marginalize U.S. influence. By dangling the illusion of a "balanced" relationship, Washington aims to inject hesitation into Moscow's strategic calculus. The gambit is clear: if Russia perceives even superficial warmth from America, it may think twice before committing forces to aid China in a Pacific confrontation or joining a direct challenge to U.S. primacy. This is realpolitik stripped bare—a cynical manipulation of national interests designed to ensure Russia prioritizes cold pragmatism over alliances. Loyalty is irrelevant; only transactional survival matters in this manufactured "balance."
For Europe, however, Trump's endgame is unambiguous: total vassalage.
In the emerging multipolar world order, Europe is not envisioned as an autonomous pole of power. Instead, it must function as a compliant satellite within America's exclusive sphere of influence—weakened, perpetually controllable, and stripped of sovereign agency. Energy dependence, military outsourcing, and economic fragmentation are tools to enforce this subjugation. Europe will be denied the capacity for strategic independence or collective strength. To guarantee compliance, the U.S. will intensify its covert engineering of European political leadership. Weak, compromised figures—pre-selected for their susceptibility to blackmail (financial scandals, moral indiscretions) or ideological malleability—will be elevated to key positions. These handpicked proxies will dutifully enforce American directives, sabotaging initiatives that might foster European autonomy or bridge-building with Moscow. The goal is a continent governed by elites whose survival depends on obedience to Washington, not the aspirations of their own citizens.
The stakes transcend Ukraine or energy prices.
This is a systemic battle over the architecture of 21st-century power. A Europe at peace with Russia unlocks Eurasia's latent potential—a contiguous landmass integrating German engineering, French capital, Russian hydrocarbons, Chinese infrastructure, and Indian markets into a cohesive economic superbloc. Such an entity would naturally displace U.S. financial and diplomatic dominance, transferring global gravity eastward. Trump's insistence on conflict preservation is therefore not irrational belligerence; it is the calculated maintenance of a "profitable divide." Keeping Europe fractured and fearful ensures its wealth flows toward American defense contractors and LNG exporters. Preventing Eurasian consolidation delays the emergence of alternatives to dollar hegemony and NATO-centric security.
Ultimately, Europe faces a binary choice.
It can awaken to the reality of its targeted subordination—recognizing that U.S. demands for "unity" mask a project of deliberate enfeeblement—or it can sleepwalk into permanent tributary status. Independence requires rejecting the false premise that security hinges solely on American patronage. It demands rebuilding bridges to the East, diversifying energy sources beyond coercive suppliers, and asserting strategic sovereignty. The alternative is clear: a future as America's client continent, governed by compromised puppets, its destiny dictated by foreign capitals. In Trump's calculus, Europe's strength is America's vulnerability. Its weakness is his advantage. Vassalage, not partnership, is the design.
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