February 16, 2026 at 8:30 AM
The Sound of Munich: Autonomy, Anxiety, and the Twilight of Transatlantic Order
Munich was warmer than Washington this weekend, both in weather and in sentiment. Neither development was widely forecast. The sense of crisis in transatlantic relations was plain, especially on the European side, and...
Munich was warmer than Washington this weekend, both in weather and in sentiment. Neither development was widely forecast. The sense of crisis in transatlantic relations was plain, especially on the European side, and the world descended on the Bayerischer Hof hotel to sort it all out.
At the Munich Security Conference there was beer to drink, brats to eat, statements to make, and bilateral meetings to hold. Februar…