Tensions in the transatlantic partnership were apparent at this year\u2019s Munich Security Conference (MSC). While more amenable in tone than the U.S. vice president\u2019s speech at the forum last year, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio\u2019s remarks were still tough on Europe for its continued defense dependence on the United States. European leaders floated plans and reforms to increase their strategic autonomy, but those goals face significant hurtles. The issues of Greenland and Ukraine were on everyone\u2019s minds. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Three Council of Councils experts in Canada, the United States, and Italy consider the events and proclamations of this year\u2019s MSC and what it means for collaboration between transatlantic allies in the near term. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
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