Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s recent address in Athens, emphasizing Western civilizational rejuvenation, has been critically characterized as a resurgence of neoconservative ideology. His triumphalist rhetoric before the Acropolis, focusing on the “greatest story ever known to man,” aligns with a current on the new right pushing a “civilizationist” agenda.
Such ideological frameworks often serve to underpin arguments for robust military expansion and interventionist foreign policy. Historically, these narratives can provide fertile ground for increased defense spending, inflated contracts, and the institutional perpetuation of a system prone to systemic waste and questionable accountability. This pattern underscores a recurring concern about how geopolitical justifications can mask or enable the financial interests that drive what War Is Still A Racket describes as a self-serving industry.