Britain and Europe retooled around 1990s U.S.-style liberalism—globalization, rights-first law, green targets, and high immigration. As the U.S. rhetorically rejects that model, local parties built on it are politically exposed, creating space for insurgents like Reform. This reframes European turmoil as fallout from a center–periphery policy whiplash.
— If Europe’s realignment follows U.S. ideological pivots, analysts should track American doctrinal shifts as leading indicators for European party collapse and policy U‑turns.
Wolfgang Munchau
2025.12.01
68% relevant
The essay’s claim that Europe is 'not in the room' and lacks a coherent strategy for Ukraine echoes the existing idea that changes in U.S. posture (or hegemonic shifts) can expose and strand allied political projects and parties that were built around a prior American‑led order.
Jacob Mardell
2025.11.29
60% relevant
Analysts in the article weigh whether Japan is 'pulling' the US or acting as a US 'attack dog'—a dynamic of hegemonic alignment and reorientation that can strand or expose client states; this echoes the idea that shifts in a hegemon’s posture reconfigure dependent partners and regional order.
Aris Roussinos
2025.10.03
100% relevant
The article cites Trump’s UN speech rejecting 'globalist' self‑harm and labels Labour/Conservative 'late‑stage liberalism' as Reform surges.
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