Source: Geopolitical Economy Report youtube
Description:
US global dominance is rapidly declining, as China rises. So Washington wants to forcibly impose its hegemony in Latin America, invoking the colonial Monroe Doctrine. However, people are fighting back. Nicaragua's Sandinista government is resisting US imperialism and continuing its revolution. Ben Norton reports.
Timeline:
00:00 US dominance is declining
00:43 AI race between US & China
01:32 China leads in technology
02:05 Shifts in global economy
02:55 World prefers China over USA
03:49 US National Security Strategy
04:42 Monroe (Donroe) Doctrine
05:28 US war on Iran
06:48 Shield of the Americas
07:52 Ecuador's Daniel Noboa
08:44 Chile's José Antonio Kast
09:29 Argentina's Javier Milei
09:52 Marco Rubio, chief coup-plotter
10:56 US attacks on Venezuela
12:29 US blockade of Cuba
13:22 Nicaragua resists US meddling
14:43 US imperialism in Nicaragua
15:40 Iran and Nicaragua
16:16 CIA-backed Contra war
17:20 Sandinista Revolution continues
19:31 Imperialism can't be trusted
20:30 US-backed coup attempt
21:00 USAID and NED
22:07 Military parade in Nicaragua
23:39 Global South resistance
24:40 US military spending
25:41 Situation in Latin America
26:33 Bolivia fights back
27:42 Resistance continues
28:54 Outro