The speech concluded the final leg of Rubio's three-nation European tour and the 6th U.S.-Greece Strategic Dialogue. During the visit, the two countries signed a memorandum of understanding to establish a joint security program aimed at boosting the sharing of counterterrorism intelligence between law enforcement agencies. Rubio described Greece as a model NATO ally and emphasized that the partnership is critical for managing security threats in the Red Sea and the Strait of Hormuz.
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Rubio Urges Western Allies to Reject Decline in Acropolis Speech
Geopolitics13 days ago
Europe must "awaken from its long slumber" to prevent the collapse of its shared heritage, Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced during a wide-reaching diplomatic trip to Greece. Speaking from the Pnyx in Athens on Wednesday, Rubio called for a "great renewal of the Western spirit" and urged allies in the U.S. and Europe to resist civilizational decline while confronting a new era of great-power competition. The State Department staged the address as a high-budget production, utilizing four videocameras and a crane to capture cinematic footage of Rubio on the historic hillside where ancient Athenians once voted.
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