Europeans push for strategic autonomy
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European leaders at the Munich Security Conference signaled a shift toward greater strategic autonomy from the United States, even as NATO and EU chiefs offered competing visions.
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What about the wounds Trump will inflict today, and the next day, and the next…?
U.S. lawmakers left the Munich Security Conference on Sunday confident they had patched the wound inflicted on the trans-Atlantic partnership by President Trump when he toyed with invading Greenland. But they conceded that Trump's threats had indelibly altered relations with Europe.
In Munich, Lawmakers Concede Scars Remain After Trump’s Greenland Threat
Congress members said that President Trump’s coveting of Greenland had left a mark, even as they expressed hope for a less bellicose approach to foreign relations.
nyti.ms
February 16, 2026 at 1:04 PM
What about the wounds Trump will inflict today, and the next day, and the next…?
My final Munich Security Conference post, including some behind-the-scenes color. danieldrezner.substack.com/p/frank-talk...
Frank Talk and Limited Action
Final thoughts on the 2026 Munich Security Conference
danieldrezner.substack.com
February 16, 2026 at 1:58 PM
My final Munich Security Conference post, including some behind-the-scenes color. danieldrezner.substack.com/p/frank-talk...
My latest column, on Rubio’s white supremacist speech in Munich. socialistworker.co.uk/alex-callini...
Alex Callinicos: Marco Rubio’s Munich speech is far from reassuring
Any doubt that European capitalism prefers to remain the junior partner of the United States was removed by the standing ovation for Marco Rubio.
socialistworker.co.uk
February 16, 2026 at 4:04 PM
My latest column, on Rubio’s white supremacist speech in Munich. socialistworker.co.uk/alex-callini...
Provocative piece breaking a taboo that still exists in European policy circles - saying out loud that "Europe increasingly has a NATO problem":
Agree with almost all the takes on MSC. It felt like Davos was the shock, MSC was the hangover. Administration sought to tone down European outrage. It didn't work. And yet...
Europe increasingly has a NATO problem. There is no effort to prepare for war without the US. But...1/
Europe increasingly has a NATO problem. There is no effort to prepare for war without the US. But...1/
February 16, 2026 at 8:41 AM
Provocative piece breaking a taboo that still exists in European policy circles - saying out loud that "Europe increasingly has a NATO problem":
Reposted by Michael D. McDonald
U.S. lawmakers left the Munich Security Conference on Sunday confident they had patched the wound inflicted on the trans-Atlantic partnership by President Trump when he toyed with invading Greenland. But they conceded that Trump's threats had indelibly altered relations with Europe.
In Munich, Lawmakers Concede Scars Remain After Trump’s Greenland Threat
Congress members said that President Trump’s coveting of Greenland had left a mark, even as they expressed hope for a less bellicose approach to foreign relations.
nyti.ms
February 16, 2026 at 12:40 PM
U.S. lawmakers left the Munich Security Conference on Sunday confident they had patched the wound inflicted on the trans-Atlantic partnership by President Trump when he toyed with invading Greenland. But they conceded that Trump's threats had indelibly altered relations with Europe.
We, the US, are now the Nazis
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February 15, 2026
The Trump administration’s white nationalist project was on full display this weekend at the 62nd Munich Security Conference that took place from February 13 to 15, 2026.
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February 16, 2026 at 1:59 PM
We, the US, are now the Nazis
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by Matthew Bunn
Interesting analysis of Europe’s moves to ensure Ukraine and the rest of Europe can fight without US data.
Europe Is Now in Position to Replace U.S. Intelligence Support
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Europe Is Now in Position to Replace U.S. Intelligence Support
Within months, if required
open.substack.com
February 16, 2026 at 11:52 AM
Interesting analysis of Europe’s moves to ensure Ukraine and the rest of Europe can fight without US data.
critical 🧵 on rubio’s speech at MSC
Rubio's #Munich speech was met with a 'sigh of relief' in Europe: grateful for reassurance of partnership. THIS IS BAFFLING when you examine the white Christian nationalist undertones of his speech
See here for the full speech: www.state.gov/releases/202...
See here for the full speech: www.state.gov/releases/202...
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 16, 2026 at 11:19 AM
critical 🧵 on rubio’s speech at MSC
by Scott Lucas
EA on Al Jazeera’s Inside Story: #Trump Quest to Break Up #Europe (Scott Lucas/Einar Tangen/Chet Love)
#EU #NATO #WhiteNationalism
eaworldview.com/2026/02/trum...
#EU #NATO #WhiteNationalism
eaworldview.com/2026/02/trum...
EA on Al Jazeera's Inside Story: Trump's Quest to Break Up Europe - EA WorldView
Analyzing how Trump camp, rejecting post-1945 US-Europe alliance, seeks end to EU and fall of Europe governments through "white nationalism"
eaworldview.com
February 16, 2026 at 8:57 AM
EA on Al Jazeera’s Inside Story: #Trump Quest to Break Up #Europe (Scott Lucas/Einar Tangen/Chet Love)
#EU #NATO #WhiteNationalism
eaworldview.com/2026/02/trum...
#EU #NATO #WhiteNationalism
eaworldview.com/2026/02/trum...
I see a lot of millennials worshipfully praising AOC’s statements at the Munich Security conference on here. She’s being advised on foreign policy by Matt Duss. Trust me, you don’t want Duss anywhere near US foreign policy.
MSN
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February 16, 2026 at 2:01 PM
I see a lot of millennials worshipfully praising AOC’s statements at the Munich Security conference on here. She’s being advised on foreign policy by Matt Duss. Trust me, you don’t want Duss anywhere near US foreign policy.
Reposted by Pam Jarvis
Both JD Vance’s speech from last year and Marco Rubio’s speech at this year’s Munich Security Conference make one thing clear: the time when we could rely on the US has passed. We need closer ties with the EU.
Why Marco Rubio’s ‘reassuring’ speech to Europe was nothing of the kind | Nathalie Tocci
After JD Vance’s frontal attack in Munich last year, the secretary of state’s tone seemed almost soothing. That’s just a
www.theguardian.com
February 16, 2026 at 5:16 PM
Both JD Vance’s speech from last year and Marco Rubio’s speech at this year’s Munich Security Conference make one thing clear: the time when we could rely on the US has passed. We need closer ties with the EU.
With the Winter Olympics underway in Italy and Munich’s security conference just wrapped up, it’s a good moment to revisit an old question: does sport make us more willing to “fight for the homeland”?
February 16, 2026 at 9:00 AM
With the Winter Olympics underway in Italy and Munich’s security conference just wrapped up, it’s a good moment to revisit an old question: does sport make us more willing to “fight for the homeland”?
"Rubio’s version of history echoes that of the Nazis during World War II and ignores the strength of the real multicultural history of the United States. European leaders wanted no part of it."
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February 15, 2026
The Trump administration’s white nationalist project was on full display this weekend at the 62nd Munich Security Conference that took place from February 13 to 15, 2026.
open.substack.com
February 16, 2026 at 6:50 AM
"Rubio’s version of history echoes that of the Nazis during World War II and ignores the strength of the real multicultural history of the United States. European leaders wanted no part of it."
open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...
open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...
Reposted by Christian Odendahl
Thus European rhetoric is pointing toward taking back control of defense. But that is not materializing in a revolution in military affairs. Europe is spending more (yay!). But it can't spend its way to military coherence. More here: www.foreignaffairs.com/europe/europ...
Europe Needs an Army
Only collective defense can protect the continent.
www.foreignaffairs.com
February 15, 2026 at 11:39 PM
Thus European rhetoric is pointing toward taking back control of defense. But that is not materializing in a revolution in military affairs. Europe is spending more (yay!). But it can't spend its way to military coherence. More here: www.foreignaffairs.com/europe/europ...