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The Munich Security Conference 2026 Backhanded Awards

• Sebastian Starcevic
• Feb 16, 2026

From the memorable to the meme-able, here are nine moments to remember.

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Italy’s Meloni doubles down on law and order

• Giulia Poloni
• Feb 16, 2026

The prime minister's critics say she is stirring up a sense the nation is under threat to clamp down on left-wing dissent.

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A relationship on the rocks: Europe and America need each other but trust is gone 

• Paul McLeary, Laura Kayali
• Feb 15, 2026

This year’s Munich Security Conference was milder than last year’s, but Donald Trump has fundamentally changed transatlantic ties.

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The conversation on European nukes is heating up in Munich

• Laura Kayali, Victor Jack
• Feb 14, 2026

‘Nuclear deterrence can give us new opportunities. Why not?’ Latvian PM tells POLITICO.

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The head of Canada’s navy wants to blow more things up

• Mike Blanchfield
• Feb 14, 2026

Vice-Admiral Angus Topshee pushes faster, deadlier upgrades amid global instability.

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Trusting Trump is hard but NATO’s newest member won’t ditch the US yet

• Tim Ross
• Feb 14, 2026

Sweden’s PM Ulf Kristersson tells POLITICO that America should not meddle in European democracy, with transatlantic relations in "crisis."

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Germany’s Merz blasts ‘lost’ US leadership and says international order ‘no longer exists’

• Chris Lunday
• Feb 13, 2026

Chancellor Friedrich Merz confirms discussions underway on a European nuclear deterrent, at speech in Munich.

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Europe’s open-border dreams meet German politics

• Ekaterina Bodyagina, Ellen O'Regan
• Feb 13, 2026

Brussels is preparing to scrutinize Germany’s border practices as Friedrich Merz’s government weighs whether to extend internal Schengen checks.

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Putin should worry about the Trump-Xi relationship

• Mikhail Khodorkovsky
• Feb 13, 2026

For Russia, the implications of a U.S.-China rapprochement — even if based on convenience rather than conviction — are profound.

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Westminster Power Couples — 2026 edition

• Bethany Dawson
• Feb 13, 2026

It’s been another year of drama, gossip and heartbreak in British politics — but there’s still love in the air in Westminster. POLITICO is yet again c...

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The Traitors: EU version

• Paul Dallison
• Feb 13, 2026

A load of EU leaders locked up in a castle. What could possibly go wrong?

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The MAGA-friendly European think tanks Trump wants to fund

• Karl Mathiesen, Marion Solletty, Tim Ross, Mari Eccles, Nette Nöstlinger
• Feb 13, 2026

The Heritage Foundation identified European groups for U.S. backing.