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Secretary of State Marco Rubio appealed to European leaders in Munich by stressing Christian and cultural bonds that are no longer universal.
Democratic presidential hopefuls descended on the Munich Security Conference over the weekend as they might normally flood Des Moines, Iowa, or Manchester, New Hampshire. They found a Europe that’s all but ignoring them – and assuming leaders like Donald Trump will define the future.
The sidelines of the conference last year were filled with ashen-faced European diplomats stunned by Vice President JD Vance’s harsh criticism of the continent’s democracies. This weekend in Munich, there was at least the appearance of healing.
EU’s foreign policy chief says many countries still ‘want to join our club’
Secretary of State Marco Rubio offered a warmer tone at this year’s Munich Security Conference, but European officials say the trans-Atlantic fissure remains.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom has taken his anti-Trump routine to Europe. The potential 2028 Democratic presidential candidate told the Munich Security Conference audience on Friday that the Republican president and his policies are only temporary.
Marco Rubio attends Munich Security Conference following Vice President JD Vance's controversial 2025 speech that stunned European leaders and criticized democratic values.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio may be the highest-ranking administration official representing President Donald Trump at this year’s Munich Security Conference, but European counterparts are not sighing with relief,
The world has entered a period of wrecking-ball politics,” begins the Munich Security Report, released as the world’s security establishment gathers in Germany.Host Mary Louise Kelly is on the ground at the Munich Security Conference,