# Greece and America Built a Model of Sovereign Cooperation by Marco Rubio > “We have built a model [of sovereign nations recognizing and defending their common interests] with our partners here in Greece: in our defense partnerships, in energy and technology, and in our shared ambition to secure Europe's borders from the threats of mass migration.” > **— Marco Rubio**, *Remarks at the Pnyx, Athens, October 7, 2026, 24:54–25:02* ## Sources and Context - **Primary recording:** [U.S. Department of State recording, 24:54–25:02](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eOv1DpML7I4&t=1494s), October 7, 2026. - **Official transcript:** [U.S. Department of State — Secretary of State Marco Rubio Remarks](https://www.state.gov/releases/office-of-the-spokesman/2026/10/secretary-of-state-marco-rubio-remarks), October 7, 2026. The State Department page returned a technical-difficulties notice during the source-research pass; the audiovisual recording remains the controlling primary source. - **Prepared source record:** [[research/Secretary Rubio Delivers Remarks from the Acropolis in Athens|Secretary Rubio Delivers Remarks from the Acropolis in Athens]] preserves the complete spoken transcript, the attendance record, the source architecture, and this statement's position in the full address. - **Editorial record:** The bracketed phrase names the model denoted by Rubio's delivered ‘that.’ The complete uncompressed delivery remains available in the prepared source record for direct comparison. - **Context:** The bracket restores the content of “that.” The resulting candidate gives the Greece–United States relationship a defined mechanism: cooperation across defense, energy, technology, and border security without erasing either nation's identity. ## Related Articles and Collections - **Collection:** [[collections/War With Empire|War With Empire]] - **Collection:** [[collections/Simple Reminders|Simple Reminders]] - **Article:** [[articles/war with empire/Authorship of the West|Authorship of the West]] ## Related Topics - [[wiki/Neo-Westernism|Neo-Westernism]] - [[wiki/Marco Rubio|Marco Rubio]] - [[wiki/Greece-United States Alliance|Greece-United States Alliance]] - [[wiki/Practical Sovereignty|Practical Sovereignty]] ## Share on Social Media ``` “We have built a model [of sovereign nations recognizing and defending their common interests] with our partners here in Greece: in our defense partnerships, in energy and technology, and in our shared ambition to secure Europe's borders from the threats of mass migration.” — Marco Rubio, Remarks at the Pnyx, Athens, October 7, 2026 https://bryantmcgill.com/simple-reminders-marco-rubio-greece-america-sovereign-cooperation ```