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At the Munich Security Conference, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio sought to reassure Europe with a conciliatory tone but insisted it adopt U.S. priorities and bolster its own defense.
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Rubio just made a speech to the European defense community in Munich that did not mention Ukraine. Or democracy. Or US business deals with Russia. Or the administration's plans to support the European far right. But there were lots of nice words about our common civilization.
February 14, 2026 at 9:56 AM
Rubio just made a speech to the European defense community in Munich that did not mention Ukraine. Or democracy. Or US business deals with Russia. Or the administration's plans to support the European far right. But there were lots of nice words about our common civilization.
by Ian Bremmer
munich opened with anxiety.
it closed with uncertainty.
ukraine still at war.
europe still divided.
america still dominant.
everyone sees the cracks in the transatlantic alliance.
no one has a near-term fix.
@gzeromedia.com
it closed with uncertainty.
ukraine still at war.
europe still divided.
america still dominant.
everyone sees the cracks in the transatlantic alliance.
no one has a near-term fix.
@gzeromedia.com
Challenges facing the transatlantic relationship
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February 14, 2026 at 6:19 PM
munich opened with anxiety.
it closed with uncertainty.
ukraine still at war.
europe still divided.
america still dominant.
everyone sees the cracks in the transatlantic alliance.
no one has a near-term fix.
@gzeromedia.com
it closed with uncertainty.
ukraine still at war.
europe still divided.
america still dominant.
everyone sees the cracks in the transatlantic alliance.
no one has a near-term fix.
@gzeromedia.com
by Bernard E. Harcourt Reposted by Jacob T. Levy
I just posted an essay on Marco Rubio’s speech this morning at the Munich Security Conference 2026. It is an extraordinary historical fabulation about Western civilization and needs to be dissected to get the full import of these Hegelian times. Read here: open.substack.com/pub/bernardh...
Marco Rubio’s Munich Putsch
Raising "Western Civilization" from the Ashes
open.substack.com
February 15, 2026 at 12:26 AM
I just posted an essay on Marco Rubio’s speech this morning at the Munich Security Conference 2026. It is an extraordinary historical fabulation about Western civilization and needs to be dissected to get the full import of these Hegelian times. Read here: open.substack.com/pub/bernardh...
Reposted by Steve Peers, David Darmofal
Rep. Jason Crow on Rubio's Munich speech: "Not only did he say things I found disturbing, what was also important was what he did not say. He never mentioned Russia once. He never mentioned China once. There was historically revisionism."
February 14, 2026 at 4:39 PM
Rep. Jason Crow on Rubio's Munich speech: "Not only did he say things I found disturbing, what was also important was what he did not say. He never mentioned Russia once. He never mentioned China once. There was historically revisionism."
Strength isn’t isolation. It’s partnership. At the Munich Security Conference, I’m talking about why alliances make us stronger and safer. Join me at the MSC Bookstore (18:00–18:30) as I discuss these themes + more from my book Autocrats vs. Democrats: www.amazon.com/Autocrats-vs...
February 14, 2026 at 1:00 PM
Strength isn’t isolation. It’s partnership. At the Munich Security Conference, I’m talking about why alliances make us stronger and safer. Join me at the MSC Bookstore (18:00–18:30) as I discuss these themes + more from my book Autocrats vs. Democrats: www.amazon.com/Autocrats-vs...
Rubio's speech at the Munich Security Conference shows how poor the US-Europe relationship is:
1. Rubio came rather than toxic Trump, Vance or Hegseth.
2. The headline was "US will not abandon transatlantic alliance.
3. He questioned European domestic policies.
1. Rubio came rather than toxic Trump, Vance or Hegseth.
2. The headline was "US will not abandon transatlantic alliance.
3. He questioned European domestic policies.
February 14, 2026 at 2:18 PM
Rubio's speech at the Munich Security Conference shows how poor the US-Europe relationship is:
1. Rubio came rather than toxic Trump, Vance or Hegseth.
2. The headline was "US will not abandon transatlantic alliance.
3. He questioned European domestic policies.
1. Rubio came rather than toxic Trump, Vance or Hegseth.
2. The headline was "US will not abandon transatlantic alliance.
3. He questioned European domestic policies.
New and fascinating from Bernard Harcourt.
I just posted an essay on Marco Rubio’s speech this morning at the Munich Security Conference 2026. It is an extraordinary historical fabulation about Western civilization and needs to be dissected to get the full import of these Hegelian times. Read here: open.substack.com/pub/bernardh...
Marco Rubio’s Munich Putsch
Raising "Western Civilization" from the Ashes
open.substack.com
February 15, 2026 at 12:31 AM
New and fascinating from Bernard Harcourt.
No, Mr Rubio: your speech sounds deaf to European ears after a year of multi-pronged American threats and coercion.
No word on Ukraine, democracy, the Trump administration’s nor plans to support Europe’s far right.
#Munich
No word on Ukraine, democracy, the Trump administration’s nor plans to support Europe’s far right.
#Munich
February 14, 2026 at 8:41 PM
No, Mr Rubio: your speech sounds deaf to European ears after a year of multi-pronged American threats and coercion.
No word on Ukraine, democracy, the Trump administration’s nor plans to support Europe’s far right.
#Munich
No word on Ukraine, democracy, the Trump administration’s nor plans to support Europe’s far right.
#Munich
by Scott Lucas
" #MarcoRubio might be nicer than #JDVance in his rhetoric but the National Security Strategy made it clear: #Trump Administration is going to promote 'white nationalist' parties in Europe and they are going to underming #EU"
#Ukraine #NATO
#Ukraine #NATO
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13-minute evaluation of speeches and maneuvers at Munich Security Conference, amid Trump Administration's threat to Europe and its security
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February 14, 2026 at 7:44 PM
I would describe the vibe in this overflow Munich Security Conference room listening to Marco Rubio as “skeptical.”
February 14, 2026 at 8:16 AM
I would describe the vibe in this overflow Munich Security Conference room listening to Marco Rubio as “skeptical.”
by Simon Lester
Rubio on Europe: "the alliance that we want is one that is not paralyzed into inaction by fear – fear of climate change, fear of war, fear of technology"
OK, but the Europeans want to take action on climate change, whereas the Trump administration is shifting the US to inaction.
OK, but the Europeans want to take action on climate change, whereas the Trump administration is shifting the US to inaction.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio At the Munich Security Conference - United States Department of State
SECRETARY RUBIO: Thank you very much. We gather here today as members of a historic alliance, an alliance that saved and changed the world. When this conference began in 1963, it was in a nation – ...
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February 14, 2026 at 12:24 PM
Rubio on Europe: "the alliance that we want is one that is not paralyzed into inaction by fear – fear of climate change, fear of war, fear of technology"
OK, but the Europeans want to take action on climate change, whereas the Trump administration is shifting the US to inaction.
OK, but the Europeans want to take action on climate change, whereas the Trump administration is shifting the US to inaction.