This Year in Munich: The World-Stage Debut of Autocratic America
I have attended the Munich Security Conference (MSC) many times, first accompanying participating Canadian ministers during my tenure as ambassador to Germany, and more recently as a full participant. What began as the “Internationale Wehrkunde-Begegnung” (a mouthful even in German) in 1963 as a platform for Germany to engage with the United States and NATO allies in a Cold War...