The strategic dilemmas facing Europe and India today originate from an increasingly unpredictable and unilateral US foreign policy. Beyond mere criticism of alliances, Donald Trump has created deep insecurity among partners once reliant on American stability. With Washington shifting toward a transactional "MAGA Imperialism", both regions are navigating a harsher security environment defined by US disengagement and the aggressive reassertion of spheres of influence.

For Europe, the shock has been swift and profound. The 2026 renewal of US claims to annex Greenland, framed as a "national security necessity" following the military intervention in Venezuela, has shattered the illusion of a rules-based transatlantic order. By suggesting that Denmark cannot handle the strategic demands of the era, Trump has signalled that his "Donroe Doctrine" (a 21st-century expansion of the Monroe Doctrine) now views even European soil through a lens of American acquisition. This follows the dramatic January 3, 2026, capture of Nicolás Maduro during Operation Absolute Resolve, where the Venezuelan leader was extrajudicially rendered to the USS Iwo Jima.

European leaders now view the US not as a protector but as a direct threat to continental sovereignty. Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk issued a sharp warning on January 5, 2026, stating that "no one will take seriously a weak and divided Europe" and that........

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