Marco Rubio's Love Letter To Europe – Why It Matters For New Zealanders

Diametrically opposed? US Secretary of State Rubio talks peace at Munich Security conference while Judith Collins doubles down on NZ's support for the Ukraine war.

Watching Secretary of State Marco Rubio step onto the Munich Security Conference stage this weekend, you could feel the room bracing for a Washington hawk. Instead, what Europe got was something closer to an intervention: a call to rebuild Western strength, yes, but anchored in sovereignty, borders, culture and an end to permanent war as a way of life.