Artikkel i The Guardian 8. jnauar 2026:
Europe faces a pincer attack from White House ideologues backed by Silicon Valley and its far-right proxies
US tech bosses are exerting leverage on EU regulators via Trump and Vance. But Europe isn’t powerless, and it isn’t alone
Utdrag:
The US thinktank the Heritage Foundation, architect of Project 2025, a far-right agenda for the Trump presidency, is reported to be actively seeking ties with European thinktanks.
European democracies are facing a pincer attack: externally taking fire from the US administration and Silicon Valley companies, internally from the European far right – with an overlay of crippling dependency on the US for security.
Avslutning:
As the US administration merges threats to sovereignty with the promotion of far-right forces that are a threat to democracy, and pushes tech deregulation, Europe is left with few tools in its arsenal to address this multidimensional challenge.
What it needs are genuine allies who can help counter the alternative order the US is putting on the table. They can be found in Australia, Canada, Japan, South Korea and other remaining liberal democracies. South Korea’s defence industrial base supports European rearmament efforts. Australia holds deposits of critical minerals essential for defence supply chains.
Europe cannot stand up to the US alone; its only option is to urgently deepen and strengthen partnerships with countries who share its values and interests in a rules-based order, to build a viable political and military bulwark against the US’s new order.
Skudeneshavn 8. januar 2026
Jan Marton Jensen
Kilde:
8. januar 2026
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/jan/08/europe-white-house-ideologues-silicon-valley-far-right-proxies-trump-vance
