Smart Take | Global Security Summit Kicks Off in Munich

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• Global Security Summit Kicks Off in Munich

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  One of the things that they will certainly look at is how the world is changing in geostrategic terms. So that is not only transatlantic relations and how we are working together with our allies and partners, but also how we, the US, Europe, are working with others in the world. 

  One of the concerns will certainly be the commitment of all of us to Ukraine and the fight there. And I'm anticipating that there will be, at the very least, a speech and maybe an in-person speech by President Zelensky, who was here a couple of years ago. He did a video contribution last year. And my expectation that is that he will be making a case for why Ukraine continues to need our support. 

  But looking in the bigger picture, there will also be how are we working with countries across the globe and facing challenges to our economies and to our values? We'll look at, I'm sure, relations with China, how we de-risk some of our engagement with China, and we'll look out for the future, how we build further partnerships and alliances across the globe. 

  The special envoy for climate, Former Secretary of State Kerry is here talking to his counterparts about about those issues. But there's also a tremendous participation by business and others, too, on issues related to how we operate in the future. What will artificial intelligence bring? And all of that is part and parcel not only of the discussions on the floor in the main hall, but also around and about this conference. 

  Ideally, we leave with ideas that we would not have come up with before. Ideally, we leave with thinking that has been outside the box and allows us to question our own assumptions and come to policy making and come to these challenges with new ideas for the future.