"Europe's Elite Braces for Trump: Fears for NATO's Future"

European security elite at the Munich Security Conference are bracing for the possibility of a second Trump presidency and are searching for backup plans in case U.S. commitments to NATO and Ukraine falter. Concerns about Russia's threat and transatlantic solidarity were heightened as Republican lawmakers held up aid for Ukraine. European officials are struggling to engage with Trump and his allies on security, with some considering a two-pronged approach to "Trump-proofing" by trying to sell the existing world order to MAGA America while also preparing for its potential collapse. Discussions about building a continentwide complement to NATO and locking in U.S. commitments ahead of the November elections are ongoing, as European leaders fear a return to the years when Trump threatened the transatlantic relationship.