In the wake of JD Vance’s speech at the Munich Security Conference, a stark reminder of the growing transatlantic rift, Martin Gak and Julian Hoez sit down to discuss what increasingly looks like an American assault on the European Union. With Vance’s rhetoric signaling a shift toward isolationism and a thinly veiled contempt for European security concerns, the conversation will explore the broader implications of this ideological and strategic divide. What does this mean for the future of the EU? How should European leaders respond to a United States that no longer sees the alliance as indispensable? And is this merely rhetoric, or the beginning of a profound restructuring of the Western order?
