For world leaders and analysts gathered at the Munich Security Conference, a storm of new geopolitical shocks dominates every corridor and closed-door meeting. In under a week, Donald Trump has thrown global diplomacy off balance. The fear is that by speaking to President Putin President Trump as opened the door to a shocking appeasement over Ukraine.
Trump’s full-throated support for Netanyahu over Gaza and his surprise outreach to Putin on “peace” in Ukraine leave allies confused and unnerved. Nik reports on the urgent questions hanging over Munich: Will Trump’s version of diplomacy build global security—or shatter it?
There’s no escaping the gravity of what’s unfolding. Leaders are now being forced to think the unthinkable. The post-war rules-based system is not just under strain. It is shredding. Existential threats are piling up. France’s President Macron calls it a “Trump electroshock,” He urges Europe to urgently “muscle up” in response.
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Unthinkables! Now! – Nik Gowing at Munich Security Conference (MSC)
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