The release of the U.S. National Security Strategy landed like a grenade in Brussels, underscoring the depth of ideological vehemence within the White House.

The National Defense Authorization Act also would repeal a pair of decades-old war authorizations and proposes an $8 billion boost to Trump's defense budget.

Context: Boosting competitiveness is a key priority for European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen, who is pushing to implement Mario Draghi’s recommendations to prevent the bloc from falling further behind its global rivals. But the EU has struggled to put them into action.

The issue of forcing citizens to serve in the military is back as the war between Russia and Ukraine grinds on.

European governments are fearful that Washington is laying the groundwork for an ultimatum to Kyiv on Moscow's terms.

The Trump administration on Tuesday said it paused all immigration applications, including green card and U.S. citizenship processing, filed by immigrants from 19 non-European countries, citing concerns over national security and public safety.