Food is running out, and the barbarians are at the gates.

I think this captures it in a nutshell. The European experience extended over the Atlantic to America a long time ago, and currently (perhaps temporarily) the new Rome is Washington.

I would ask why you exclude South America from your new Western Empire, though, because it is also an extension of Europe in practically all dimensions--culture, religion, economic system, language...

In the case of people like Aznar and Blair it is clear that they decided to sell out their countries to get themselves into the US lecture circuit. Maybe the same can be said of Klaus. So, apart from the UK where this sort of intermarriage with the US establishment probably has been going on for many decades, I think in countries like Spain and the Czech Republic there is an emerging class which does want to be closely tied to the US establishment.

I think that in-bred is the proper word to describe it.  Don't forget that the before British elites emulated America, American elites emulated Britain. Same assholes, different flag.

And I'll give my consent to any government that does not deny a man a living wage-Billy Bragg