"Europe, he said Saturday, had to speed up its defense spending and army building. The US secretary of state warned, as the Trump administration has done before, that Europe risked "civilizational erasure." And he espoused a general view that in a new world order, it was nations not institutions that get an imperfect world on track. But his tone was far softer even warmer than a year ago."
"While still asserting a Trumpian view dismissing climate policy and immigration, Rubio cast the US as a "child of Europe." He bridged a year of divide by evoking a shared Christian heritage across the Atlantic, and of the European connections that built the US. Rubio also praised partners in Europe for helping broker peace opportunities for Ukraine, while remaining critical of the UN as a forum for effective diplomacy."
Europe must accelerate defense spending and army building to address mounting threats and avoid "civilizational erasure." The changing global order emphasizes nations over institutions as the means to restore stability. Tone toward Europe is warmer than prior, while continued dismissal of climate policy and restrictive immigration views persist. The US is framed as a child of Europe with shared Christian heritage and transatlantic ties. European partners receive praise for helping broker peace opportunities for Ukraine, and the UN is criticized as an ineffective forum for diplomacy. The US is positioned as a muscular guardian of Western values and culture.
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