Rubio Softens the Tone but Makes Same Demands of Europe

MAGA’s approach to Europe hasn’t changed – European Council on Foreign Relations

Cover image: MSC/Kuhlmann At last year’s Munich Security Conference, J.D. Vance gave a performance worthy of his boss in both its theatricality and its virality. Not only did he break the norm of transatlantic comity and forego the usual bromides that previous US vice presidents brought to the MSC; he also snubbed his German guests by meeting with Alice Weidel of the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) instead of the then Chancellor Olaf Sch…

Rubio softens the tone but makes same demands of Europe

When US Secretary of State Marco Rubio took the stage at the Munich Security Conference on February 14, the hall was braced for turbulence. They got something quite different. A standing ovation followed a speech that was notably, and deliberately, conciliatory in tone, a marked contrast to the jolt that US Vice President JD Vance […] The post Rubio softens the tone but makes same demands of Europe appeared first on Asia Times.

MAGA’s Approach to Europe Hasn’t Changed

Although the speech that US Secretary of State Marco Rubio delivered to this year’s Munich Security Conference was softer in tone than the one that Vice President JD Vance gave last year, the Europe he celebrated was that of the ethno-nationalist far right. Europe is on its own, and it must start acting like it.

Rubio Tells Europe What It Needs to Hear

By Victor Davis Hanson I think all of us have heard some news of Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s very impressive speech at the Munich Security Conference. Remember, this is where the Europeans have pushed back on criticism. A year ago, Vice President JD Vance tried to enlighten them that they were on a path toward civilizational decline, and one of the manifestations of that was debt, energy problems, borders, censorship, and they didn’t react …