What if America and Russia were never meant to be enemies — but partners in empire?
1. The Alliance That Never Was
For nearly half a century, the Cold War defined the U.S.–Russia relationship as a global fault line — a zero-sum game of ideology, weapons, and fear. But what if that entire narrative was a historical detour? What if America and Russia were never meant to be enemies?
In 1867, the Russian Empire sold Alaska to the United States. It wasn’t an act of desperation — it was a message. A handshake across the Arctic. The sale, driven by strategic interests, was meant to affirm the Monroe Doctrine, keep Britain and France in check, and position the U.S. as the rightful steward of the Western Hemisphere. Russia, having supported the Union during the Civil War, was signaling alignment. It wasn’t ideological — it was civilizational.
Europe, on the other hand, was the problem. The British flirted with the Confederacy. The French were busy trying to colonize Mexico. In practical terms, the U.S. and Russia got along better in 1867 than the U.S. and Europe did. The Cold War changed that — but only temporarily.
2. Trump’s Long View
Donald Trump doesn’t operate on policy. He operates on instinct. And his instinct tells him something Washington never accepted: Russia isn’t the long-term enemy — it’s the last natural ally.
Trump doesn’t admire Putin because of ideology. He sees a man who understands strength, resources, sovereignty, and survival. A man who, like Trump, believes nations should serve themselves first, project fear not apologies, and see territory as power.
In Trump’s vision, America isn’t just a place — it’s a fortress. To protect that fortress, you need walls, oil, steel, rare earths, ports, and leverage. You don’t get that by preaching democracy to Europe. You get that by cutting deals with the only other civilization willing to say no to China.
3. China: The Real Target
While the West spins in circles about values and institutions, Trump sees what the century is really about: China. A 5,000-year-old empire that never stopped being one. It doesn’t want equality. It wants dominance. And it’s playing the long game.
Trump understands that you can’t fight an empire with NGOs and hashtags. You fight it with raw power. And if America can’t do it alone, it needs a partner with land, nukes, minerals, and a shared disdain for Chinese hegemony.
That’s not Europe. That’s Russia.
4. Europe: Too Weak to Matter
Trump has always viewed Europe as dead weight. NATO? Obsolete. Brussels? A bureaucratic joke. Germany? Happy to import gas from Russia and lecture Washington on democracy.
Europe doesn’t build. It regulates. It doesn’t deter. It debates. In Trump’s eyes, it’s a continent of moral superiority and strategic irrelevance.
Why should the U.S. sacrifice blood and leverage to defend countries that won’t defend themselves?
5. Ukraine: The First Taste of the Holy Alliance
The war in Ukraine isn’t just a battleground — it’s a stage. While Europe panics, Trump floats peace plans. Not because he loves Ukraine — but because he understands what the war reveals:
Europe is incapable of resolving a conflict in its own backyard. And America is bleeding capital and credibility fighting someone else’s war.
A peace brokered by Trump — with Russia at the table and Europe sidelined — would be more than a ceasefire. It would be the first public gesture of a new reality:
A world where the United States and Russia, after decades of being told they must oppose each other, finally realize they have more to gain by standing together.
That moment wouldn’t just mark the end of a war. It would mark the beginning of an alliance powerful enough to confront an empire that never sleeps.
China knows it. Europe fears it. Trump, perhaps, sees it clearer than anyone.
