Rubio, in Greece, set to call for the West to restore founding democratic principles and values
Rubio says Western nations must rebuild institutions and alliances as he warns that the next decade will decide whether the West declines.
- Secretary of State Marco Rubio begins an October 5–8 diplomatic tour today in Reykjavik, Iceland, to discuss "economic and security collaboration" before traveling to Lisbon and Athens.
- The visit follows a trilateral security pact signed with Denmark and Greenland last month, as the United States seeks to consolidate Arctic access routes amid rising competition from Russia and China.
- Congressman Gregory Meeks requested clarification on reports alleging U.S. ambassador to Greece Kimberly Guilfoyle claimed Washington could create "political change" in European countries.
- In Athens, Rubio will lead the U.S. delegation at the sixth US-Greece Strategic Dialogue, a high-level forum focused on defense, energy security, and regional transport infrastructure.
- Tensions previously emerged after President Donald Trump shared an AI-generated map showing Iceland under U.S. control, which the foreign ministry in Reykjavik called "wholly inappropriate.
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U.S. Secretary of State Rubio held a keynote speech on Western civilization in Athens and strongly warned Europe against leftist ideology that would threaten the West. He called on Europe to act, "or we lose the opportunity to act at all."
Speaking from Pnyx Hill, the former meeting place of the Athenian democratic assembly, Rubio warned that the West is "at a turning point...not only in the history of my nation, but at a turning point in our entire civilization."
Rubio Says West Must Choose Between National Power or Decline
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Wednesday insisted on the US right to flex its "national power" in a fiery speech in Athens and said that Europe had to "awaken from its long slumber." "We are at an inflection point... not only in the history of my nation but an inflection point in the whole of our civilization," Rubio said in a speech beneath the Acropolis. "Either we choose to act now, or lose the choice to act at all," the top US diplomat…
Rubio Warns West at Inflection Point in Athens Speech
Secretary of State Marco Rubio declared the West stands at a civilizational inflection point beside the Acropolis, urging Europe to awaken and confront today’s threats with America. Standing on Pnyx hill in Athens with the ancient Parthenon in the background as the sun set, Rubio delivered a nearly 30-minute address on Wednesday. The timing marked […]
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