In the recent European elections, right-wing groups achieved significant victories, indicating European wariness of increased Islamic immigration and a recognition of Israel as a key ally.

Robert Kagan's article in Foreign Affairs raised concerns about the resurgence of far-right nationalism in Germany, attributing it in part to the weakening of American influence under Donald Trump.

The article discusses the war in Ukraine as the first proxy war in the current Cold War between the US and post-Soviet Russia.

In 2017, far-right parties like Germany's Alternative for Germany (AfD) and Austria's Freedom Party (FP) gained significant electoral success fueled by anti-immigrant and xenophobic sentiments.