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Rubio, in Athens, ties ancient values to 'America First'

  • Secretary of State Marco Rubio urged Western nations in Athens to revive ancient Greek values, including ambition, courage, competition, and nationalism.
  • Rubio argued that policies favoring safety, open borders, outsourcing, and weaker militaries have reduced Western strength.
  • He said the Trump administration is pursuing national power by rebuilding supply chains, industry, military strength, and technological leadership.
  • Rubio called for stronger European defenses and alliances while emphasizing that the United States would continue putting its own interests first.
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US Secretary of State Marco Rubio warns of the decline of the West in Athens and advocates the "America First" principle.

·Munich, Germany
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Rome, October 8th - The speech given by Marco Rubio on October 7th in Athens, by the Pnic, with the Parthenon in the background,... L'articolo The charm and trap of Rubio: Europe is greater than the West comes from The National Primate.

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The United States would never allow a clash between Greece and Turkey, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, who was visiting Athens, said in an interview with the Greek newspaper Kathimerini, BTA reported. Rubio arrived in Greece on October 6 and yesterday met with Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, Foreign Minister George Gerapetritis and attended, together with Defense Minister Nikos Dendias, the signing of a memorandum of understanding on the …

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In particular, the head of American diplomacy felt that Western civilization was "at a turning point" and at a crossroads between "national power" and decline.

·Paris, France
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With references to Pericles, Thucydides and Homer, the head of American diplomacy presented his political vision - Criticism of international institutions, the return to the nation state and warnings about the West's opponents

·Marousi, Greece
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With the Parthenon as a backdrop, Marco Rubio defended Donald Trump’s “America First” policy, calling on Europe to “wake up from its slumber” and strengthen its cooperation with the US. According to the Guardian’s analysis, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio presented on Wednesday, with the Parthenon in Athens as a backdrop, a historically inspired defense of Donald Trump’s “America First” foreign policy, in a speech that could even serve as cam…

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dnews.gr broke the news on Wednesday, October 7, 2026.
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