US Secretary of State to address Munich Security conference

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio will speak at a global security conference in Munich. Ahead of his speech, Mr Rubio has reassured Europeans that the US remains closely linked to Europe.

Also on the programme: we speak to the director of The Perfect Neighbour, a documentary tipped for major wins at the BAFTAs and the Oscars next month; and, following the election in Bangladesh with Tarique Rahman set to become the country’s new prime minister, we speak to a student from Students Against Discrimination, which was involved in the 2024 protests.

Presenter Krupa Padhy is joined by Daisy Fancourt, an award-winning scientist and Professor of Psychobiology and Epidemiology at University College London, and Kenneth Roth, a US attorney, writer, and human rights activist based in New York.

Photo:U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Germany's Chancellor Friedrich Merz shake hands in Munich, Germany February 13, 2026 during the Munich Security Conference. Credit: Alex Brandon/ Reuters