Four takeaways from the Munich Security Conference

Team Trump sends a soothing message as Europeans vow to boost defenses, the Ukraine war grinds on and China makes some bold pledges.

At the Munich Security Conference, which wound up on Sunday, Rachel Ellehuus, director general of British defense think tank the Royal United Services Institute, spoke about her key takeaways.

A year after U.S. Vice President JD Vance stunned the MSC by attacking Europeans on democracy and civil rights, President Donald Trump sent more moderate members — Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Under Secretary of Defense for Policy Elbridge Colby.