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Rubio Eases European Concerns in Speech at Munich Conference

Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Saturday gave the keynote speech at the Munich Security Conference, assuring European allies that the transatlantic relationship remains intact, if strained. “Our destiny will always be intertwined with yours,” Rubio said. “The end of the transatlantic era is neither our goal or our wish,” …

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Europe Calls for US Reset at Security Talks

European leaders called Friday for a reset in relations with the United States as they met at a top security conference where US President Donald Trump’s potshots at traditional transatlantic ties loomed large. German Chancellor Friedrich Merz urged “a new transatlantic partnership” and French President Emmanuel Macron called for “a …

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The History of US Meddling in Latin America is Long and Deadly

When United States President Donald Trump dispatched special forces into Caracas to kidnap Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, the firefights and airstrikes raining down killed dozens of people. Trump soon announced that the US would “run” Venezuela and take control of its oil industry, claiming that …

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What Can the EU Do About Trump 2.0?

Europe’s policy of subservience to the Trump administration has failed. For Washington to take the EU seriously, its leaders now need to combine engagement with robust pushback. After a year of Donald Trump’s second U.S. presidency, the EU is still in a state of shock. So far, European leaders have …

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Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, February 15, 2026

Toplines The Kremlin continues to discuss future elections in Ukraine to advance its false claim that the current Ukrainian government is illegitimate and insists on means of controlling Ukraine’s politics. In an interview with Kremlin newswire TASS on February 15, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Galuzin repeated the debunked claim …

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