> For some reason everyone decided that breaking up and weakening Europe is a majorly important goal. If we assume that the US is in the process of moving away

> For some reason everyone decided that breaking up and weakening Europe is a majorly important goal. If we assume that the US is in the process of moving away from being a democracy, or at least becoming an illiberal democracy (I personally think that this is _slightly_ pessimistic and that the Supreme Court may surprise us and save it yet, but it's an idea that's very much out there) then Europe (defined broadly) is left as the last major outpost of liberal democracy in the world (or second-last; you could argue India either way to some extent); it then makes some sense that it would be targeted by authoritarian and moving-towards-authoritarian states.