The bad diagnoses suddenly come from many directions. Donald Trump’s new national security strategy is causing a stir in Europe, and not just because the EU is accused of undermining “political freedom and sovereignty” and censoring free expression. The EU is in “economic decline,” the paper also says. “Continental Europe has lost its share of global GDP – from 25 percent in 1990 to 14 percent today – due in part to national and transnational regulations that undermine creativity and hard work.”
