European States and the USA Are Collapsing

The Western world is living through the final days of the grand exploitative order it built after the Second World War. Cloaked in the mask of secularism—while excluding religion yet preserving the Crusader spirit—this system, centered on the United States and the European states, is now politically exhausted, morally bankrupt, and economically ruined.

In every sphere—production, innovation, technology, military industry, culture, and even family structure—the cracks are widening. The “Al-Aqsa Flood” of October 7, 2023, and the shameful silence in the face of Israel’s genocide in Gaza and the Western support it received, stand as the clearest mirror of this collapse.

Political Collapse

The Western political stage is gripped by chaos. Once a symbol of peace and prosperity, the European Union is now unraveling in internal disputes. In Germany, far-right parties like AfD are on the rise; in France, Macron’s authoritarian rule has driven people into the streets; the UK, meanwhile, is drowning in post-Brexit economic and political instability.

As for the United States, it has become deeply polarized with the 2024 elections. Trump’s return, the Democrats’ weakness, and the paralysis of Congress have brought the system’s gears to a halt. Leaders are no longer the voice of the people but puppets of the arms and finance lobbies. The idea that Western democracy is merely a theater for a handful of global elites is finding growing resonance.

Moral Bankruptcy

The moral downfall of the West reached its peak in Gaza. Not that they were ever truly moral—but until now, they managed to mask their immorality with the power of image and rhetoric. That veil has been torn away.

Today, the United States is led by a man fined $85 million for sexual assault, with further convictions for child abuse looming. France is no different.

On October 7, 2023, Hamas’s “Al-Aqsa Flood” operation was not only a rebellion against years of Israeli occupation but also against the states backing it. The power behind Hamas sought to unite Muslims and topple global Zionism—and significant progress has been made in that direction.

And what did the West do? The United States shipped over $20 billion in weapons to Israel between 2023 and 2025; Europe either supported the aggression or remained silent. Tens of thousands of innocent civilians were massacred in Gaza. Hospitals and schools were bombed. Hunger and disease spread unchecked. The U.S. repeatedly used its veto power in the UN Security Council to block ceasefire proposals. Germany and the UK continued their arms shipments to Israel. Yet in the European Parliament, even raising a Palestinian flag was forbidden.

This disgraceful stance has put an end to the West’s fairy tale of “human rights.” The Crusader spirit has risen again—this time, in alliance with Zionism.

Economic Collapse

U.S. public debt surpassed $36 trillion in 2025, with annual interest payments nearing $1 trillion. In Europe, the energy crisis is far from over; inflation in Germany and France is squeezing people even in grocery stores.

According to Eurostat, in 2024 the share of the EU population at risk of poverty reached 22%. As for production—it has slipped away to Asia. Factories are shutting down across Europe, while China leads global manufacturing.

Unemployment, especially among the youth, is fueling despair. In Spain and Italy, rates exceeding 20% have cast a dark shadow over the future.

Decline in Innovation and Technology

The West was once the fortress of technology. But the picture in 2025 is different. China now leads in artificial intelligence and 5G/6G technologies; Huawei and Tencent have left the West behind. Silicon Valley still looks powerful, but the pace of innovation has slowed. Europe, meanwhile, is strangling its own progress with regulations like GDPR.

While the U.S. and Europe endlessly debate AI ethics, China has already moved to mass production. This regression threatens not only Western economic might but also its military superiority.

Military Industry and Strategic Weakness

The West’s military industry still appears immense, yet the Ukraine war revealed painful lessons left unlearned. Between 2022 and 2025, U.S. and NATO weapons stockpiles were depleted. Even the F-35s and Patriot systems sent to Israel cannot fill the gap.

Cultural and Familial Corruption

Western culture has exalted individualism and forgotten society. Hollywood’s hollow tales of freedom merged with social media addiction—leaving young people isolated and families fractured. In Europe, fertility rates fell below 1.5 in 2024; an aging population has fueled hostility toward migrants. In the U.S., the opioid crisis claimed over 100,000 lives in 2023 alone, tearing families apart.

The “freedom” manufactured by the West has delivered only loneliness. Genderless social engineering erodes traditional values, while in response, the far right gains strength. This cultural void has turned the West into a soulless shell.

The Al-Aqsa Flood and the Shadow of Genocide

October 7, 2023, ripped the mask off the West. Hamas’s operation triggered Israel’s brutal assault on Gaza. According to UNRWA, 1.9 million Palestinians were displaced and more than 16,000 children killed in the bombings. The West either openly supported this genocide or remained complicit in silence.

The U.S. poured in unconditional weapons and funds, while European leaders parroted the lie of Israel’s “right to defend itself.”

The West’s Collapse Is of Its Own Making

The trap of globalization, financial capitalism, and immoral hegemony has eaten the system from within. Political leaders are untrustworthy, morality has collapsed, the economy is bankrupt. Production has shifted to Asia, innovation has faltered, the military industry stumbles. Culture and family have disintegrated under the cult of individualism. Support for genocide in Gaza has accelerated the West’s downfall; meanwhile, peoples are awakening, and BRICS is rising.

According to the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), an average of 18 veterans commit suicide every day. Some credible reports suggest the true figure may be as high as 22 per day.

Wars Now at the Heart of the West

In the past, wars were fought in Muslim lands, or in Asia, Africa, and South America—while Europe and the U.S. exploited them with delight. But with the Ukraine war, since 2022, hot wars have reached the very heart of Europe. The United States itself faces the specter of civil war. The political language between the federal government and several key states has grown openly hostile.

Washington has quietly begun withdrawing from the Middle East and Asia, diverting attention instead to the Caribbean and Venezuela.

France has been thrown out of Africa, beaten and humiliated. President Macron, in his 12.5 years in power, has appointed his seventh Prime Minister. Politics in the country has become unworkable.

Looking at the latest developments, the Russia–Ukraine war seems ready to spill over into Poland.

Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orbán declares: “Ukraine will be divided into three, and the EU will collapse.”

The U.S. shows no respect to its so-called European “friends.” It lines up half a dozen European leaders, issues orders, and belittles them—just as it once did with African leaders. Today, the U.S. and European states are mired in a terrifying crisis of trust and security. There is no sign, nor political potential, that this crisis can be repaired. Collapse looks inevitable.

“Even united, they would not ˹dare˺ fight against you except ˹from˺ within fortified strongholds or from behind walls. Their malice for each other is intense: you think they are united, yet their hearts are divided. That is because they are a people with no ˹real˺ understanding.”

Surah al-Hashr, 14

The West has dug its own grave; history will record it as such, and this collapse cannot be stopped. A new world is being born—but the West will not be among its founding elements.

France’s Chief of Defense, General Thierry Burkhard, put it plainly. The commander stated: “What threatens Europeans is not so much Russian tanks, but the possibility of an alternative order being built outside the West.” He continued: “If some European countries refuse to stop denying their security risks, Europe will not escape becoming prey. A weakened Europe may well find itself the hunted animal tomorrow—after two centuries of dominating the world.”

Let us end with this: From now on, we are entering a new era—an era where the exploited, the oppressed, and the downtrodden will hold their oppressors to account, where tyrants will be judged and forced to pay the price.

May it be blessed.

Alper Tan