Trump news at a glance: Europe must stand up to Trump and his ‘demolition men’, new report says

Report prepared by Munich Security Conference warns of suicide of a superpower' under Trump - key US politics stories from Monday 9 February at a glance

Europe has come to the painful realisation that it needs to be more assertive and more militarily independent from an authoritarian US administration that no longer shares a commitment to liberal democratic norms and values, a report prepared by the Munich Security Conference asserts.

Polling commissioned for the report shows Europeans are increasingly willing to operate without US leadership and say it is no longer necessary.