Washington just dropped a National Security Strategy doc that's got European leaders doing double-takes. The language? Surprisingly blunt about the continent. But here's the kicker - it mirrors exactly what American corporations have been griping about for years regarding EU business rules.

Turns out those regulatory headaches U.S. companies keep complaining about - the endless compliance hoops, the strict digital market regulations - are now finding their way into official national security rhetoric. The overlap isn't coincidental. When private sector frustrations start bleeding into geopolitical strategy papers, you know the friction runs deep.

European officials were caught off guard by the tone. The document basically validated every boardroom complaint from Silicon Valley to Wall Street about Brussels' regulatory approach. Whether this signals a real shift in transatlantic relations or just diplomatic venting remains to be seen, but the message is clear: regulatory divergence has moved from being a business annoyance to a strategic concern.