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Munich Security Conference Reveals A Growing Rift Between U.S. And Its Allies

German Chancellor Angela Merkel received a standing ovation for a speech that critiqued U.S. foreign policy. Meanwhile, U.S. Vice President Pence defended U.S. global leadership.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel and U.S. Vice President Pence talk at the Munich Security Conference on Saturday.

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 said the Trump administration displays an "irritating enthusiasm for

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