The Transatlantic Alliance as we know it has never been more vulnerable. Vice President JD Vance’s speech at the Munich Security Conference ignored the war in Ukraine, which world leaders had gathered to discuss, because Russia (and Putin) and China (and Xi) weren’t there to discuss it.
But then again, President Donald Trump has been nothing but clear about his opinion of Europe. The question now is whether leaders will finally dump their denial and do something about it. Join Bloomberg Opinion’s Nicole Torres, Chris Bryant, Lionel Laurent and Marc Champion for a live Q&A Thursday, Feb. 20, at 10:30 a.m. EST/3:30 p.m. GMT. This live audio conversation is free and available for everyone. Bloomberg digital subscribers and Terminal clients are invited to sign in and ask our team questions.