Opened in 1841 and almost completely destroyed by British bombs in 1944, the old Hotel Bayerischer Hof in Munich has seen its fair share of ghosts.
Over the last weekend, however, it was haunted by the possibility of a different sort of spectre.
Donald Trump, the former US president and presumptive Republican nominee for November’s US election was not at the 60th Munich Security Conference but his absence loomed over it, percolating through tense conversations about Ukraine, Gaza and Europe’s ability to provide for its own security.
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