U.S. Flips History by Casting Europe—Not Russia—as Villain in New Security Policy

For years, the U.S. government has published an annual National Security Strategy that lays out how Washington sees the world and its approach to dealing with looming threats, from China to Russia to drug-traffickers in Latin America. 

This week, the Trump administration’s version seemed to reserve its harshest tone for a new target: America’s closest allies in Europe.