Offer to join Trump’s new era is met with growing sense of European steeliness

The Munich Security Conference highlighted a growing divide between the US and Europe, particularly concerning a potential return of Donald Trump. While Marco Rubio offered a conditional invitation for Europe to join a new era under Trump, his speech echoed concerns about mass migration, weak defenses, and international institutions. Despite some attempts to reassure European leaders, a stronger sentiment of independence and self-reliance emerged. Many European attendees, along with Democrats, expressed a desire to lessen dependence on the US, especially in defense. Keir Starmer, for example, pledged greater defense integration with Europe. The conference underscored a shift in the transatlantic relationship, with Europe increasingly considering its own path.

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