BONUS In Brief: Vibes Out of Munich

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The 62nd Munich Security Conference brought together global leaders and analysts, centering on the future of the transatlantic relationship amid growing European interest in strategic autonomy and reduced reliance on the United States. U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio offered reassurances about U.S.-European unity, though the conference broadly acknowledged that the post-WWII liberal rules-based order has effectively ended. The gathering reflected deep uncertainty and divergence in how European and American officials view the evolving global order.

On Feb. 13 to 15, leaders and specialists from around the world — especially Europe and the United States — attended the 62nd Munich Security Conference. This year’s conference highlighted an ongoing European interest in maintaining the trans-Atlantic relationship, an emphasis on European “derisking” from reliance on the United States, and general agreement — tinged with grief or celebration, depending on who you ask — that the post-World War II liberal, rules-based world order is gone. U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s speech was reassuring to some attendees, as it emphasized that the United States and Europe “belong together,” but The post BONUS In Brief: Vibes Out of Munich appeared first on War on the Rocks.