Anti-colonial sentiment refocused onto superpowers once domination ceased being European

Evidence

Alien power and alien penetration were still very much an issue in these lands, but since they were no longer seen as European, Muslims, even the most passionate, were able to see Europe in a more friendly, or at least a more neutral, light. — Bernard Lewis, From Babel to Dragomans, 692

Categorization

• XREF: Feeds the representation cluster: perceptions of ‘the West’ are historically contingent on which power currently threatens — Europe became more neutral to Muslims once US/Soviet hegemony replaced European empire.