The administration of Donald Trump has unveiled a sweeping new national counterterrorism strategy that sharply criticizes European allies, accusing parts of the continent of becoming breeding grounds for extremism due to mass migration, weak border controls, and political reluctance to confront Islamist radicalism. The document, released by the White House, marks one of the strongest public rebukes of Europe by a modern US administration and signals a renewed “America First” approach to global security.

The 16-page strategy outlines what Washington sees as the principal terrorist threats facing the United States and its allies. It identifies three primary categories of danger: transnational drug cartels and criminal gangs, “legacy Islamist terrorists,” and violent far-left extremist movements, including anarchist and anti-fascist organizations. Yet the most controversial section focuses on Europe, which the document portrays not merely as vulnerable to terrorism, but as actively enabling extremist networks through political and cultural policies.

According to the strategy, “wealthy NATO allies” have permitted conditions that allow hostile organizations to exploit open borders, permissive immigration systems, and weak enforcement mechanisms. The document argues that Europe’s current trajectory threatens not only European citizens but also American national security.

“The world is safer when Europe is strong,” the strategy states, “but Europe is greatly threatened and is both a terror target and an incubator of terror threats.” The report further claims it is “unacceptable” that advanced Western nations serve as “financial, logistical, and recruitment hubs for terrorists.”

The language represents a dramatic escalation in rhetoric toward America’s European partners. Although tensions between Washington and several European capitals have existed for years over immigration, defense spending, and foreign policy, the latest strategy frames those disagreements in explicitly civilizational and security-oriented terms.

Central to the administration’s argument is the claim that “unfettered mass migration” has facilitated extremist infiltration into Europe. The strategy........

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