Paper critically examines and analyzes the United States National Security Strategy published in late 2025, with particular attention to the redefined concept of Europe in American strategic thinking and the role of the United States within the European security architecture. The analysis explores how the Strategy reshapes the priorities of U.S. foreign and security policy, especially in the context of changing roles of global regions within the hierarchy of American interests, the narrowing of commitments, and the redistribution of security responsibilities to allies. Special emphasis is placed on the examination of the key sections of the document addressing Europe, including the U.S. perception of the European crisis, its approach to NATO, strategic stability with Russia, and expectations regarding the capacity of European states to assume greater responsibility for their own defense. The paper demonstrates that the 2025 U.S. National Security Strategy approaches Europe as a space for managing power balances and security risks rather than as a normative or political project, in line with a realist logic that aligns strategic objectives with available capabilities.
Marjanović et al. (Wed,) studied this question.