#495 — Foreign Policy for Sale

Applebaum argues US foreign policy now actively aligns with authoritarian and far-right actors abroad, undermining European stability while Europe rearms in response to Russia, not Washington.

• Revolutionary project framing: Applebaum says Trump's second term is driven by an ideologically mixed team—Christian nationalists, 'Western civilization' advocates, anti-regulation tech/crypto figures—dismantling US institutions and diplomacy for personal and ideological gain.
• Far-right foreign policy pivot: She says Trump administration officials are building ties to Europe's far-right opposition parties (AfD in Germany, similar movements in France, Poland, Romania) rather than sitting governments, aiming to weaken the EU.

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