Marco Rubio urges Europe to defend Western values and strengthen the U.S. alliance2026-10-07Speaking in Athens, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio urged Western nations to return to values he said originated in ancient Greece and helped shape Europe and North America.Rubio said loyalty to one’s nation was not selfish and called for an alliance strong enough to confront current threats.He warned that choices made in the next decade would determine whether the West maintained its global position, and said the United States had chosen to pursue national power.Rubio was visiting Greece on a tour of three NATO allies that had already taken him to Iceland and was due to end in Portugal.WATCH: Rubio urges Europe to defend Western values and strengthen U.S. alliance in Greece (PBS NewsHour)Rubio, in Greece, calls for the West to restore founding democratic principles and values (Los Angeles Times)Marco Rubio declares West is 'at an inflection point' in Acropolis of Athens speech, warns Europe must 'confront dangers' (The New York Post)Marco Rubio to call for the West to return to civilizational roots, restore founding democratic values (The New York Post)Rubio sounds campaign-ready as he rails against open borders, globalism in speech from ancient Greek ruins (Fox News)Marco Rubio: We must fight to defend Western Civilization (The New York Post)Entre les Etats-Unis et la Grèce, une alliance et une coopération énergétique sans précédent (Le Monde)Marco Rubio en Grèce pour secouer des Européens pris en étau (RFI)