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===2026 Munich Security Conference===

===2026 Munich Security Conference===

[[Secretary of State Marco Rubio]] said at the February 2026 Munich Security Crisis that the euphoria following the [[Fall of the Berlin Wall]],

[[Secretary of State Marco Rubio]] said at the February 2026 Munich Security Conference that the euphoria following the [[Fall of the Berlin Wall]],

{{Cquote|led us to a dangerous [[delusion]].  That we had entered quote, "the end of history". That every [[nation]] would now be a [[liberal]] [[democracy]]; that the ties formed by [[trade]] and by [[commerce]] alone would now replace nationhood. That the [[Rules based order|rules-based global order]], an overused term, would now replace the national interest, and that we would now live in a world without borders where everyone became a citizen of the world. This was a foolish idea that ignored both human nature and it ignored the lessons of over 5,000 years of recorded human history, and it has cost us dearly.<ref>https://theconservativetreehouse.com/blog/2026/02/14/secretary-of-state-marco-rubio-critically-important-speech-to-munich-security-conference/</ref>}}

{{Cquote|led us to a dangerous [[delusion]].  That we had entered quote, "the end of history". That every [[nation]] would now be a [[liberal]] [[democracy]]; that the ties formed by [[trade]] and by [[commerce]] alone would now replace nationhood. That the [[Rules based order|rules-based global order]], an overused term, would now replace the national interest, and that we would now live in a world without borders where everyone became a citizen of the world. This was a foolish idea that ignored both human nature and it ignored the lessons of over 5,000 years of recorded human history, and it has cost us dearly.<ref>https://theconservativetreehouse.com/blog/2026/02/14/secretary-of-state-marco-rubio-critically-important-speech-to-munich-security-conference/</ref>}}