The Globalist What’s on the agenda at this year’s Munich Security Conference?
Feb 13, 2026
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Europe Rethinks Security Burden
- European leaders at the Munich Security Conference are increasingly forthright about US policy shifts and want clearer commitments.
- Alexis Self says Europe is preparing to shoulder more defence responsibility and push for interoperability and defence industry scaling.
US Strategy Signals Less Focus On Europe
- Gerana Gerjic notes US strategy documents signal less US focus on Europe, prompting concern.
- She highlights divergence in strategic foundations and the message of reduced US involvement in European defence.
Turn Spending Into Deployable Capability
- Europe must build defence industrial capacity, integrate supply chains and improve interoperability.
- Gerana Gerjic implies nations should convert spending pledges into deployable, interoperable capabilities rapidly.
