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European leaders, national security policymakers, and reporters convened at a historic hotel in Munich, Germany over the weekend.

They gathered for the annual National Security Pilgrimage known as the Munich Security Conference.

The summit, normally a wankish affair, made more headlines than usual last year.

That's when newly inaugurated Vice President J.D. Vans delivered a brown-beating speech to his

European counterparts. The threat that I worry the most about vis-à- President J.D. Vans delivered a brown-beaning speech to his European counterparts.

The threat that I worry the most about vis-à-vis Europe is not Russia, it's not China, it's not any other external actor.

And what I worry about is the threat from within.

The retreat of Europe from some of its most fundamental values, values shared with the United

States of America. This year, the message from the U.S. at least sounded more pleasant.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio attended the conference to deliver this message.

We can no longer place the so-called global order above the vital interests of our people and our

nations. We do not need to abandon the system of international cooperation we authored,

and we don't need to dismantle the global institutions of the old order that together we built.

But these must be reformed. These must be rebuilt.

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