Munich Security Conference Reveals A Growing Rift Between U.S. And Its Allies
NPRMunich Security Conference Reveals A Growing Rift Between U.S. And Its Allies Enlarge this image toggle caption Alexandra Beier/Getty Images Alexandra Beier/Getty Images The U.S.-led liberal world order is falling apart, according to the organizers of a gathering of world leaders and defense chiefs in Germany that has met annually since the Cold War. The Munich Security Conference report said the Trump administration displays an "irritating enthusiasm for strongmen across the globe" and "disdain for international institutions and agreements." Enlarge this image toggle caption Alexandra Beier/Getty Images Alexandra Beier/Getty Images She resisted Pence's calls to withdraw from the Iran nuclear deal, arguing the deal can help countries pressure Iran over issues that concern the U.S.: Iran's ballistic missile development and its role in wars in Syria and Yemen. Enlarge this image toggle caption Alexandra Beier/Getty Images Alexandra Beier/Getty Images "European leaders are doing themselves no favors in bashing Trump," wrote Judy Dempsey, a nonresident senior fellow at Carnegie Europe.