Marco Rubio to the EU Elite: Mass Migration Is an Acute Threat to the Survival of Our Civilization

When US Secretary of State Marco Rubio took the stage at the :censored:6:cdd6bbaa89:ist security conference in Munich, he was greeted by an audience of presidents, prime ministers, ministers, and other power brokers from around the world, but above all from Europe. Rubio

Last year, US Vice President JD Vance shocked European leaders with a tough and confrontational stance in which he criticized European governments for, among other things, ignoring the will of the people, overturning democratic election results, censoring dissenters, and failing to act to stop illegal immigration.

JD Vance’s strong reactions among participants at the :censored:6:cdd6bbaa89:ist conference came from his sharp criticism of Europe. Rubio himself referred to that speech, stating that Vance’s directness was rooted in the fact that the US cares about Europe.

This year, Secretary of State Rubio chose a more unifying approach, showering Europe with praise but also mixing in clear messages and demands from the Trump administration. The White House wants to see change in the EU.

Rubio painted a picture of a Europe in ruins after World War II and highlighted NATO’s decisive role in the reconstruction. The cooperation between the US and Europe ultimately led to the fall of the Berlin Wall—a moment he described as the healing of civilization.

But according to Rubio, the victory over communism created an overconfidence in the power of the liberal world order. The idea that trade and a rules-based world order would automatically pave the way for liberal democracies turned out to be wrong.

He called the faith in the rules-based world order a “naïve idea” and said that after the end of the Cold War, the West deluded itself into thinking that the age of wars was over and that the future would obviously be dominated by liberal democracies. That, in his view, is a misjudgment that has cost the Western world dearly.

In his speech, Rubio repeatedly returned to what he called a common Western identity and reminded the audience of America’s roots in Europe.

– We are part of the same civilization, a Western civilization.

He emphasized the transatlantic bond over and over, adding that Europe’s fate will always matter to the US.

– The US and Europe belong together.

– Our fate will always be intertwined with yours.

He continued that the EU countries together are among America’s oldest friends and close allies. At the same time, he made it clear that the US wants Europe to be strong and to manage on its own.

But the speech also contained sharp criticism directed at EU political leaders. Rubio described how Europe has, for a long time, opened its doors to mass migration. He spoke of a “wave of mass migration of unprecedented scale.” This is something the Trump administration believes “threatens our future.”

– We made these mistakes together, he says, adding that the US and Europe now owe it to their people to move forward and rebuild.

He singled out mass migration as a threat to the Western world.

– It is an acute threat to the structure of our societies and the survival of our civilization.

Rubio also linked :censored:6:cdd6bbaa89:ization and deindustrialization to a loss of national control. He described the :censored:6:cdd6bbaa89:ist development as an “outsourcing of our sovereignty.”

In his view, countries in the West have lost influence over their own economies. Western climate policy also drew criticism. Rubio argued that it has been “exploited by our enemies,” who have continued using oil and thus gained economic advantages at the same time as the West has been weakened by mass hysteria over the green transition.

– The US is now charting a new course for the future. And we want to walk that path together with you, with Europe, our oldest and best friends.

Watch the full speech here: