Navigating U.S. Volatility and Preserving Transatlantic Relations
The release of the U.S. National Security Strategy (NSS) and National Defense Strategy (NDS) at the turn of 2026 marked a critical inflection point in transatlantic relations. Together, they provided the first official codification of the second Trump administration’s strategic priorities toward Europe. The NSS goes beyond familiar U.S. demands for increased defense spending and…