White House Reportedly Targets Austria, Hungary, Italy, and Poland to Exit EU in Leaked National Security Strategy, Sparking European Alarm
A storm is brewing across the Atlantic as explosive reports surface that the Trump-era White House once crafted a classified version of the U.S. National Security Strategy that explicitly aimed to coax four European Union members, Austria, Hungary, Italy, and Poland, into following Britain’s path out of the bloc. Citing details leaked by U.S. defense outlet Diffens One, this undisclosed strategy document not only sought to accelerate European fragmentation but did so under the banner of restoring national sovereignty and traditional values, a vision closely aligned with Donald Trump’s “America First” doctrine and his oft-repeated slogan, “Make America Great Again.”
The alleged document, described as a more expansive and ideologically charged version of the official National Security Strategy, reportedly frames mass immigration and multiculturalism as existential threats to European civilization. It allegedly calls on Washington to actively support political parties and grassroots movements across the continent that prioritize border control, cultural conservatism, and national autonomy over supranational integration. “The goal is not just to weaken Brussels,” a source familiar with the draft told Diffens One, “but to reshape Europe in the image of a decentralized, nationalist alliance that aligns more closely with U.S. strategic interests under a Trump worldview.”
Among its most audacious proposals, the document reportedly outlines the creation of a new global power forum—the so-called “C5” or “Nire of Five”—intended to eclipse the G7. This elite coalition would include the United States, China, India, Japan, and Russia, deliberately excluding traditional European heavyweights like Germany and France. This move, if ever implemented, would mark a seismic shift in global diplomacy, sidelining the European Union as a collective actor and recasting international order around great-power realism rather than liberal multilateralism.
The targeted nations, Austria, Hungary, Italy, and Poland—share more than geography; they are all home to influential right-wing or populist governments that have repeatedly clashed with EU institutions over migration policy, judicial independence, and fiscal rules. Hungary’s Viktor Orbán and Poland’s ruling Law and Justice party have long championed “illiberal democracy,” while Italy’s current government, led by Giorgia Meloni, blends nationalist rhetoric with EU skepticism. Austria, though less overtly confrontational, has seen rising support for parties critical of Brussels’ centralized authority.
Unsurprisingly, the leaked strategy has triggered unease in European capitals. Coming just days after the official National Security Strategy criticized France and Germany for allegedly “hedging” on security commitments due to “migration pressures and suffocating economic growth,” the reports deepen suspicions that Washington—under certain administrations—views a divided Europe as strategically advantageous.
Yet the White House has moved swiftly to distance itself from the allegations. Anna Kelly, a spokesperson for the administration, flatly denied the existence of any alternative or classified version of the strategy. “There is no alternative, private or classified version,” she told Diffens One, calling the reports “baseless speculation.”
Still, the mere circulation of such claims—whether fully substantiated or not—reveals a deeper truth: the transatlantic alliance is no longer anchored in unshakable consensus. The idea that the U.S. might selectively empower anti-EU forces to advance its geopolitical aims reflects a broader trend in which great powers increasingly treat alliances as transactional rather than ideological.
For Europe, the implications are profound. If even a fraction of the leaked strategy reflects genuine policy thinking, it signals that Washington may see the EU not as a partner to be strengthened, but as an entity to be managed—or even dismantled—in service of a more fragmented, U.S.-centric world order.
As European leaders grapple with internal divisions and external pressures, this report—verified or not—serves as a stark reminder: in the new era of great-power competition, loyalty is conditional, and unity is the first casualty of realpolitik.
