Biotechnology should be high on the agenda at the Munich Security Conference

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This weekend’s Munich Security Conference will be haunted by the shadow of Donald Trump. His outrageous comment that while president he had told NATO leaders that if they did not fulfill their financial obligations to NATO, he would “encourage them [Moscow’s leaders] to do whatever the hell they want” sent a chill up the spines of already worried European leaders, especially those of smaller countries bordering Russia. In fact, as NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg has pointed out, contrary to Trump’s assertions, “last year we saw an unprecedented rise of 11 percent across European allies and Canada” in defense spending. Trump’s...