THE LATEST | CANADANew York Times: 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 his threats had indelibly altered relations with Europe and left scars that Congress would have to reckon with, leading some rising Democrats to chart a path for a more cooperative future beyond Mr. Trump’s “America First” policies…
Euronews: Kaja Kallas rejected claims that Europe is facing a civilisational decline that could lead to its disappearance in response to US criticism about the continent’s trajectory…
Euronews: US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said America is not asking European allies to be vassals, but they need to be less dependent on Washington. Rubio made the remarks in a joint press conference in Bratislava after holding talks with Slovakian Prime Minister Robert Fico…
The EU’s chief diplomat pushed back against the premise that “woke and decadent Europe” is facing civilisational erasure. Her comments come after US Secretary of State Marco Rubio told the Munich Security Conference that the collective West needs renewal after decades of ill-designed policies from mass migration to a cult of climate…
The Guardian: An iron has entered the European soul about Trump, egged on by the many Democrats attending, and there is a willingness if not to confront him then at least to end the dependence and learn the lessons of the standoff over Greenland…
New York Times: As the U.S. message veered from shared heritage and values to shared interests and back again, Europeans wondered what kind of alliance they were left with…
Politico: The United States was less combative than a year ago in its showing at the Munich Security Conference, when Vice President JD Vance launched a scorching attack on Europe.
But the gathering showed that while the alliance continues to function, the old order that bound the two sides of the Atlantic for decades has broken down. There is no consensus on how the relationship can move forward given the regular seismic shocks the Trump administration revels in delivering to the system…
Wall Street Journal: 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…
Financial Times: US secretary of state sought to mollify but underlying message reinforced US administration’s talking points…
Bloomberg: The European audience drew a collective sigh of relief at US Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s reassuring message at the Munich Security Conference, but this relief would be a mistake.
Rubio’s message was little different from Vice President JD Vance’s contemptuous scolding a year ago, with Europe still cast as a place of weakness and failure, and being called on to join Trump’s cultural revolution…