In this episode, we unpack how Vance and Hegseth transformed Munich from the usualsite of transatlantic consensus-building on the stage for a geopoliticalrupture, intensifying debates over Western alliances, populism, and theThe very future of liberal democracy. We analyze why these moments matter, not justfor diplomats, but for anyone invested in the trajectory of global order andthe soul of the West
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