Rubio Demands Rearmament For Alliance

by Anne Applebaum Reposted by Steve Peers, Steven Fielding, Robert Wolfe , and 5 more Steve Peers, Steven Fielding, Robert Wolfe, James Cameron, Andrew Watt, Lars Clausen, Jacky Fayolle, Elizabeth Saunders

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Anne Applebaum

@anneapplebaum.bsky.social

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

by Bernard E. Harcourt Reposted by Jacob T. Levy

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Bernard E. Harcourt

@bernardharcourt.bsky.social

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

by Ian Bremmer

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ian bremmer

@ianbremmer.com

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

Challenges facing the transatlantic relationship

YouTube video by GZERO Media

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February 14, 2026 at 6:19 PM

by Anders Aslund

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Reposted by Steve Peers, David Darmofal

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Aaron Rupar

@atrupar.com

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

by Michael McFaul

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Michael McFaul

@mcfaulmike.bsky.social

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

by Anders Aslund

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by Ian Bremmer

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by Richard N. Haass

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by Anders Aslund

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Anders Åslund

@andersaslund.bsky.social

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.

February 14, 2026 at 2:18 PM

by Ian Bremmer

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by Alberto Alemanno

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Alberto Alemanno

@alemanno.bsky.social

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

February 14, 2026 at 8:41 PM

by Amitav Acharya

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by Scott Lucas

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Scott Lucas

@scottlucas.bsky.social

" #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

Scott Lucas @scottlucas.bsky.social · 13h

EA on TVP World: The #MunichSecurityConference and
#Trump Threat to Europe

eaworldview.com/2026/02/ea-o...

EA on TVP World: The Munich Security Conference and Trump's Threat to Europe - EA WorldView

13-minute evaluation of speeches and maneuvers at Munich Security Conference, amid Trump Administration's threat to Europe and its security

eaworldview.com

February 14, 2026 at 7:44 PM

Reposted by Brigid Laffan, Cary L. Cooper

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by Ian Bremmer

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by Ernesto Castañeda

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Ernesto Castañeda

@drernestocast.bsky.social

Friedrich Merz & Emmanuel Macron, German & French leaders, announced increased military spending and a decrease in dependence on the U.S. in their official speeches at the Munich Security Conference. Spoke about this to AlJazeera 2-23-2026
www.youtube.com/watch?v=FmBu...

European Leaders Declaring Independence at Munich Security Conference

YouTube video by ErnestoCast

www.youtube.com

February 14, 2026 at 11:05 PM

by Simon Lester

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Simon Lester

@simonlester.com

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.

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 – ...

www.state.gov

February 14, 2026 at 12:24 PM

by Zalmay Khalilzad

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by Scott Lucas

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Scott Lucas

@scottlucas.bsky.social

13-min analysis

Contrasting approaches of #Germany 's Merz and US Sec of State #Rubio to end of post-1945 int'l order

Merz calls for repair while acknowledging #Trump withdrawal from alliances

#Rubio, while politer than #Vance, reaffirms attacks on Europe

How should Europe prepare?

#Ukraine

Scott Lucas @scottlucas.bsky.social · 13h

EA on TVP World: The #MunichSecurityConference and
#Trump Threat to Europe

eaworldview.com/2026/02/ea-o...

EA on TVP World: The Munich Security Conference and Trump's Threat to Europe - EA WorldView

13-minute evaluation of speeches and maneuvers at Munich Security Conference, amid Trump Administration's threat to Europe and its security

eaworldview.com

February 14, 2026 at 1:04 PM

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