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The most ardent defenders of the Western “rules-based international order” are meeting at the Munich Security Conference on Friday and Saturday. This year the focus isn’t just on Russia; it’s also on US President Donald Trump and the “populist” threat in Europe’s own backyard. 

Friday’s events kick off with an address by German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, who’s currently pressing the EU leadership to circumvent their own rules to save his flagging economy and rearmament program. EU foreign affairs chief Kaja Kallas then heads a panel on “the international order between reform and destruction,” right as France and Italy want her sidelined in any potential negotiations with Russia. 

After discussions on trade, maritime security, and climate change, Moldovan President Maia Sandu takes part in a panel on “hybrid warfare,” less than two weeks after it emerged that the EU – and not Russia – interfered in the 2024 election that brought her to power.

In a report published earlier this month, Munich Security Conference Foundation President Wolfgang Ischinger stated that “the United States’ evolving view of the international order” is the most important issue to be debated this weekend. Populists like Trump, he argued, have taken a “wrecking ball” to the post-WWII liberal order, and America’s former allies need to respond to this threat. 

To that end, US Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, a ‘democratic socialist’, will feature on a panel about the “rise of populism,” while US Senators Lindsey Graham and Richard Blumenthal – both advocates for maximum American involvement in the Ukraine conflict – with discuss “the state of Russia.”Graham has previously called for the assassination of Russian President Vladimir Putin.

 

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https://www.rt.com/news/632421-munich-security-conference-2026/

 

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         Gus Leonisky

         POLITICAL CARTOONIST SINCE 1951.

 

SEE ALSO: https://www.dw.com/en/msc-germanys-merz-urges-new-trans-atlantic-partnership/a-75959709

not invited....

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Divisions emerged between European Union member states and the European Commission during an informal EU summit held at Alden Biesen castle in Belgium, a media has reported.

Germany and Italy at the gathering on Thursday jointly asserted that the EU must exercise restraint in its pursuit of new regulations, while European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen blamed nationally-imposed rules for many of the problems hampering European industry, the media reported.

According to the report, the summit's guest list was curated by German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and Belgian Prime Minister Bart De Wever, and only included leaders who shared their views on reducing bureaucracy and expanding free trade.

Spain has expressed its displeasure with Germany, Italy, and Belgium over being excluded from the informal gathering ahead of the summit along with seven other EU member states, according to Spanish media. Madrid has argued that such initiatives undermine the EU's fundamental principles and do not contribute to strengthening the Union, according to a report by Spanish radio station Onda Cero published on Thursday.

Meanwhile, Europe expects little in the way of concrete outcomes from the Munich Security Conference, apart from statements of solidarity, including on the topic of Ukraine, the media reported, citing six European officials.

The 62nd Munich Security Conference is taking place from February 13-15 at the Bayerischer Hof and Rosewood Munich hotels in Bavaria, Germany.

https://sputnikglobe.com/20260213/tensions-flare-between-eu-member-states-commission-at-informal-summit---reports-1123628756.html

 

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YOURDEMOCRACY.NET RECORDS HISTORY AS IT SHOULD BE — NOT AS THE WESTERN MEDIA WRONGLY REPORTS IT — SINCE 2005.

 

         Gus Leonisky

         POLITICAL CARTOONIST SINCE 1951.