Foreign Policy Analysis
The New Meaning of ‘Munich’ : After J.D. Vance’s bizarre speech, a word synonymous with appeasement may now signal the voluntary surrender of global hegemony
For more than eight decades, the word “Munich” has meant one thing in international relations: a catastrophic policy of appeasement. Now, “Munich” may soon take on a fresh—and possibly even more fraught—meaning: the voluntary surrender of global hegemony. In a series of remarks leading up to the just-ended Munich Security Conference, senior Trump administration officials—including […]