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Posted on May 7, 2025
1 min readLast updated: January 24, 2026
JD Vance highlights the need for the US and Europe to update their security strategies, maintaining strong ties amid evolving global challenges.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Vice President JD Vance on Wednesday said he still believed the United States and Europe were still on the same team, and it was "ridiculous" to think a wedge could be driven between the two longstanding allies.
However, Vance told an event hosted by the Munich Security Conference in Washington that the United States and Europe had gotten too comfortable with the security posture of the past 20 years which was not adequate for the next 20 years.
"European culture and American culture are very much linked, and they'll always be linked. And I think it's completely ridiculous to think that you're ever going to be able to drive a firm wedge between the United States and Europe," Vance said.
(Reporting by Andrea Shalal and Jeff Mason)
The main topic is the need for the US and Europe to update their security posture to address future challenges while maintaining strong ties.
The current security posture is based on strategies from the past 20 years, which are not suitable for addressing future global challenges.
JD Vance asserts that US-Europe relations remain strong and that cultural ties between the two are enduring.
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