The Mood of Uncertainty in Munich

... burden-sharing. U.S.-European allies welcomed this rhetoric, but appeared to remain concerned. The future of the European Union after Brexit was another elephant in the room; the modalities of Brexit procedure itself was a subject of intense debates between proponents ... ... well as potential implications of the U.S. — Iranian confrontation added some spice to the Conference deliberations. The Ukraine-related discussion did not generate any innovative ideas. Neither had it demonstrated any visible progress on the ground....