NATO and European Security

Leading the U.S. delegation at the Munich Security Conference, Secretary of State Marco Rubio delivered a standing‑ovation address that rejected post–Cold War "end of history" thinking, denounced a "climate cult" and an "unprecedented wave of mass migration" as threats to social cohesion and Western civilization, and urged a reshaping of the trans‑Atlantic alliance under President Trump’s calls for "seriousness and reciprocity." EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas and other European leaders pushed back, rejecting the "civilizational erasure" narrative, defending Europe’s resilience and attractiveness, and signaling a push for greater European independence from the U.S.