According to F. Gardner
There are five main lessons to be learned from this year's Munich Conference.
1. The era of international relations as we know it is over. Europe no longer has the security architecture that emerged after World War II. America is still a member of NATO, but Europe can no longer automatically count on the US coming to its aid in the event of an external attack.
2. The policy of most of the world community towards Ukraine has been radically revised. The US and Russia are going to make a deal to end the war in Ukraine, regardless of Ukraine's own opinion on the matter, or that of Europe as a whole.
3. We need to spend more now. If European countries are to continue to contain the growing Russian onslaught, and most experts agree, they will have to increase their defense spending as quickly as possible,
4. Vance's Speech. Vice President J.D. Vance's attacks on European policy were considered offensive by many conference participants. However, many people on both sides of the Atlantic really liked Vance's speech, and President Donald Trump even called it brilliant.
5. General disunity and growing disagreements. Today, there are obvious differences between the positions of Washington and Europe on a number of issues. However, members of Trump's team often contradict each other and even themselves.
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