Secretary of State Marco Rubio appealed to European leaders in Munich by stressing Christian and cultural bonds that are no longer universal.

Downtown Munich is best-known for chic shops and flashy fast cars but right now its streets are bedecked with posters advertising next generation drones. "Europe's security under construction" boasts the slogan on an eye-catching set of sleek black-and-white photographs,

A fter World War II, peace-loving Sweden began working on a nuclear bomb to stave off a feared Soviet invasion. But in the 1960s, the Scandinavian nation scrapped the program under pressure from the United States, whose nuclear arsenal has shielded Europe for about 80 years.

The secretary of state was much less caustic in Munich than Vice President JD Vance was a year ago. But European officials said his core message was much the same.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Saturday sought to reassure Europe that the U.S. still wanted to work together but warned allies against “dangerous delusions” on migration and climate change. Rubio,

Both U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio and consumer inflation readings were sources of comfort.

Last year, Vance told Europe there was 'a new sheriff in town.' Returning to the same forum, Rubio took a different tact. 'We will always be a child of Europe.'

The US needs to see a reformed Europe, Rubio told decades-long allies – not just details of defense budgets, but a sea change in the continent’s value system.