Shifting powers - NATO and the Global South | DW Documentary

NATO calls itself the strongest and most successful defense alliance in the world. But this view is not universal. Countries in Africa and Asia regard the organization with skepticism and distrust, accusing it of double standards and hypocrisy.
Russia’s war on Ukraine has further divided the world and revealed a deep disconnect between NATO countries and the so-called Global South. The West considers Russia’s aggression as a blatant violation of international law. Emerging powers like India or South Africa, however, refuse to cut ties with the Kremlin.
The documentary analyses how the disconnect came about and what the prevailing perspectives are in Africa and Asia. Can the West write the concerns off as pure Russian disinformation? Or is the mistrust of NATO - a defense alliance formed 75 years ago - deeply rooted in its own history and actions? We speak to decision makers and advisors in South Africa and India, but also in the US and Europe, about the different views of Russia's war in Ukraine and NATO's support for Kyiv.
The film seeks answers on whether there can be a path to reconciliation between NATO and the NATO-skeptical countries in the Global South. And what role - if any - the NATO alliance can play in an emerging multipolar world.
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[@MrKarthikgowda]

“Europes problems are not World’s problem” said a great man once.

[@OrwellsHousecat]

Jai

[@Klaus_Schwab_WEF]

African problems are not European taxpayers problems.

[@asdnfakjfsdlasdjfksalf]

And how did that turn out last time?

[@umbertoalessio5069]

@@MrKarthikgowda world's biggest problems come from Washington

[@prometheusr]

​@@umbertoalessio5069 Nope.

[@manuelpalacios671]

DW stop manipulation, people are not stupid

[@user-mm7hs1rp9e]

Yes they are.

[@edwardsnowden8821]

​@@user-mm7hs1rp9eyou are definitely $+*pid

[@filippyknow]

you are the proof

[@TanDeRamos]

You spoke and removed every doubt left.

[@whitneyanders5945]

Yes they are. Most people are existing at the most basic level and many view deep thinking or critical thinking as something to be avoided at all costs.

[@rollinglama]

Indian foreign minister said the problem of west is not the problem of East.

[@nitinkumar29]

because the west always considered the problem of the east not being the problem of the west.

[@Microphunktv-jb3kj]

... ok NATO should stop sending 350billion aid annually to africa... the problems of Africa/India/middle-east aint the problems of NATO i guess... Let's see how long it takes them to start crying like little children ... fyi , if NATO stops sending aid to Africa, 20% of the population would die within the first year....

[@charlesjenner1951]

@@nitinkumar29 Communism has been the problem of the West, and terrorism is the problem of the West, and it is a threat all over the world.

[@mercedesbenz3751]

​@@nitinkumar29In fact the west supported Military dictatorship in Pakistan while calling themselves champions of democracy and human rights.

[@Yanotskun]

@@mercedesbenz3751 Hypocrisy and double standards

[@wondr0usisntit385]

"NATO has never been aggressive" 😂😂😂

[@SPmis]

😂😂😂😂 Wasn't that a good joke??

[@charlesjenner1951]

In Serbia, Western countries organized in NATO had a military mission from the UN to stop the genocide of the Muslims by the Serbian army. They were shelled by the Serbian forces in Sarajevo. They finally recognized that they had to defend themselves. That's the only case.

[@exyugo]

@@charlesjenner1951 western countries started the war in former Yugoslavia!

[@gunnarMyTube]

NATO countries was used to totally crush Libya. The U.S real motive was to prevent Libya from working towards an African Union with own currency where Gadaffi was instrumental.

[@betterplanet8632]

Maybe not but it has been stupid

[@gillesmichaud50]

Sorry but NATO it is for North Atlantic not for the world.

[@striker44]

Absolutely. That NATO guy is changing the defintion and charter to suit his fancy pants.

[@ArashFarahmand]

So whay US and other Nato members attacked Iraq and Afghanistan and murdered more than 2 million civilians in these two countries alone?

[@mabuhayproductionltd3627]

Soon also in Asia

[@ricardosmythe2548]

Nato is just one part of a much bigger set of allied nations. Some of them in the global south. These allies are by far the dominant economic and military aligned states on earth. Cope.

[@a10arindamkumar33]

​​@@ricardosmythe2548 The Phillipines ? Which countries are the major non NATO allies in the Global South?

[@tommyboss4067]

NATO is about regional security not global security. Don't lie Mr. Stoltenberg.

[@albertf.2639]

NATO is about global security. Mr. Stoltenberg @@ THESE ASS HOL** FROM RUSSIA PROPAGANDA ARE FILLING Y/T W/ LIES, BULLSHIT STORIES TO DEFLECT NATO TRUTH RUSSIA ARE TERRIBLE BASTARDS STRONGEST DEFENSE ALLIANCE ON EARTH IS NATO @!?

[@PlaYer-sn5or]

No, NATO is a war machine to maintain US hegemony.

[@SONMINHTRAN1]

NATO WILL ACCEPT JAPANJAPANS,SOUTH KOREAJAPANJ,PHILLIPNEE,TAIWAN,AUSTRALIA, CÂNADA,NEW ZEALAND .ARGENTINAA IS APPLYING TO JOIN NATO

[@DC-xg7vn]

More like global domination.

[@Mr.Septon]

Except that regional security doesn't exist in a vacuum. We live in an increasingly interconnected global system. If a cargo ship gets stuck turned sideways in the Suez Canal, it affects the prices and timelines of goods and resources the world over as it ripples outward the longer that it continues. Houthi rebels attacking cargo ships trying to pass by Yemen rapidly threatened world security, but largely through indirect means. A large reason that the US having such a mighty navy is so critical to their domestic and foreign policy is in part because their maintaining the oceans for global trade, even such as Middle Eastern oil and natural gas which by and large the US doesn't directly care about. If, however, Japan cannot receive their energy shipments then they will become more desperate and willing to spend more to obtain it elsewhere, which ripples out and causes global prices to increase, so even at home, especially then as the goods and services then start to increase in cost, and that spreads. If a war were by chance to occur between China and Taiwan, not saying it will but if, one of the first major impacts would be to the global trade market and critical shipping routes would be cut off. This would immediately impact energy shipping to Japan, South Korea, and many other nations in the region. All of the high-end technology that is produced from those countries would also have a difficult time trying to ship the other way. We saw at multiple times, from the US-China trade war that started under Trump, which caused a massive delay in shipping around the world as shipping containers started to be unavailable to make critical journeys. Then we had a global pandemic and the world shut down, making things worse. Then we had a global recession to worsen things. These are all small in scale compared to if China and Taiwan were to go to war. The amount of global trade that China is responsible for, and provides through naval shipping routes, would be heavily impacted and endangered. You would likely see the "West" sanctioning China and with the addition of the US at bare minimum in such a war, would impact people the world over. If we want peace at home in 2024, we have to be willing to seek peace globally. NATO has roughly reached the limits of this alliance's ability to adapt to the modern world and a natural evolution is coming, one that will be far more global which would likely start with our strongest and most important allies in the Pacific: Australia, New Zealand, Japan, South Korea, and Taiwan. Our nations are already greatly aligned in international affairs and if anything we need to take things to the significant next degree with greater global economic and military cooperation and merging into something more. The problems of the 21st century are not purely regional, and neither are the solutions.

[@bharathm5005]

Indian foreign minister Jaishankar said " Europe s problems are worlds problems But world s problems are not Europe problems".

[@ProfessorFickle]

How often does India and China have Border Wars from 2020-today ? 😂 India , Japan , Uk and USA 🇺🇸 made a ‘Anti-China’ Partnership Did you forget ?

[@teresabock2532]

❤

[@Ai_motive152]

NATO :- Not Actually That Organized

[@OrwellsHousecat]

😅

[@ProfessorFickle]

Russias alliance C.S.T.O is shrinking 😂 and it’s useless .

[@NetiHidayat-pi6cm]

NATO : no action talk only

[@ETERNALTEACHINGSTV]

No action talk only 🤣🤣

[@ETERNALTEACHINGSTV]

Laughing stock nato

[@Cornish_Co]

The simple fact that DW interviewed John Bolton and included his opinion is a joke. He is a war hawk and jumps at the opportunity to spill blood.

[@benediktmorak4409]

But DW cant fool all the people all the time. Not anymore...

[@Finalboss619]

I was going to watch this until I found out they interviewed John the devil Bolton.

[@aar8808]

DW is the German arm of the American neocons.

[@HarmonyHorizon-im3pq]

@@lu544 Why Doesn't International Law Apply To The West?

[@Mr.Septon]

Listen, I don't like Bolton and I don't specifically have interest in hearing him speak, but they have people who talk about NATO being bad, and you have people saying its good. You have differing opinions. If they only presented one side or type of opinion, it would offer less balance to arguably a complicated global issue.

[@CaptainLawrence-oo7pj]

German media propaganda machine 🤣🤣 the colony of USA and Britain 😂😂

[@Iam-zd9bj]

Culturally, the entirety of modern Europe since the times of ancient Greece and Rome, along with the modern USA, is the same civilization

[@Iam-zd9bj]

Culturally, all of Europe and the USA are the same civilization . USA was built by people from Europe and culturally there is only one civilization, of which larger and smaller countries are a part.

[@Ghandi12]

@@Iam-zd9bj Yeah built on indian land you mean.

[@Iam-zd9bj]

@@Ghandi12 What do you mean Indian ??? Indians were tribes that competed with each other for land and then another tribe from Europe simply came and win competition it was nothing special in those times, such customs were just in all civilizations and similar brutal competition .

[@Iam-zd9bj]

@@Ghandi12 Life in the wild west was brutal because it was a lifestyle of all inhabitants ot that environmetn who lived off killing and tribal warfare and if someone didn't know how to use violence, they simply wouldn't survive in that environment

[@magnaves]

Brazil is one of founder of Brics and one that Support Global South. This Documentary didn’ t hear any Latin American about this issue. The sentiment of Countries that were colonized in the past are Western Military is for keep their dominance.

[@mabrenz_n5391]

You know its joke when you see someone like John Bolton being interviewed.

[@ViraL_FootprinT.ex.e]

☝🏾 🆃 🅷 🅸 🆂 ☝🏾

[@anandt2074]

The world doesnt revolve around NATO

[@albertf.2639]

YES IT DOES BECAUSE NATO WAS STARTED BY USA HOW IS THE POLICE OFFICER OF THE ENTIRE WORLD, NATO IS A PEACEFUL ALLIANCE TO HELP YOU DEFEND YOUR COUNTRY IN CASE OF INVASION OR WAR ACT AGAINST YOU @! IT IS THE BEST & BIGGEST ALLIANCE ON EARTHW/BIGGEST ECONOMY ON EARTH STABILITY @

[@aryaman05]

Unfortunately it does, at least until the rest catch up with near-peer monetary strength.

[@JKSelama]

@@aryaman05 We all can see how the world revolves around NATO, i.e. by dragging it through the mud in Ukraine.

[@iggy5347]

The west population only 20% so the west does not represent the world

[@iamsorryforbeingrudebefore1626]

​@@aryaman05it looks the Nato revolve around Russia instead.

[@4l-frankomedo853]

NATO messed up Libya and we aren't talking about it

[@TheRezro]

We are. But NATO was not in Libia. That is what we do not talking about. NATO was activated only once in history.

[@runbarryrun2717]

@@TheRezro nato countries always uses their connections to help and coordinate invasions and cause instability around the world, they are very good with hiding their involvement. for example they have a very good sheep of a population and around the world propaganda (media) systems.

[@justind1045]

@@TheRezrodon’t waste your time trying to educate people who are incapable of educating themselves first… 🙄

[@aezean5618]

@@justind1045so why do you need the backing of uneducated people to fight Russia 😂

[@xman1533]

​@@TheRezro France and US it's not NATO??

[@musicmikeish]

"You don't have a pre-ordained right to be in charge." - concerned non-NATO citizen

[@pythondre]

People who say that are the ones who want to be in charge thats why they mad lol

[@charlesjenner1951]

World problems, like climate change, war on terrorism, free trade, fight against famine, natural disasters, contagious diseases… Are Europe's problems.

[@Larsino2000]

Every NATO member made their own choice to join NATO. It's their individual choice. From a free country to a free world and if you still have the desire to suppress others choices, there is no place for you in the 21st century.

[@Larsino2000]

@@pythondre We are in charge to make sure that everyone is in charge of their own destination.

[@mmoxam6963]

​@@Larsino2000😂😂😂😂! You poor thing.

[@Galbex21]

"NATO has never been aggresive" lol

[@dannydetonator]

It never started a war. It get involved only once as an alliance. That doesn't mean its members didn't involve themselves in wars, but NATO alliance as such only did it once. Hint: Vietnam, Afghanistan, Sirya, Kosovo etc. was not NATO alliance.

[@thecomment9489]

@@dannydetonator LOL, see the mental gymnastics here justifying NATO invasions.

[@fredkaijuka7717]

Tell that to Libyans

[@ndidiokafor2249]

​@@dannydetonatorIraq?

[@YaraMits]

​@@dannydetonatorYugoslavia?

[@maximb8211]

Nice propagandamachine

[@tariqramadan1521]

Many Indians support russia

[@randomguy7175]

​@@tariqramadan1521 almost a billion support Russia..

[@tariqramadan1521]

@@randomguy7175 exactly

[@user-zy1bs7iu9v]

@@tariqramadan1521can’t wait until india run out of water

[@user-zy1bs7iu9v]

@@randomguy7175🇺🇦

[@christonngoveni8438]

Why is John Bolton not in Jail?

[@randomguy7175]

Is he a rat !?

[@navigator766]

That old fool is fxcked up in the head.

[@user-jk6ed9ux1t]

💀💰

[@Onionbaron]

He is a U.S citizen...?

[@active862]

He is an old idiot

[@akumasdeception]

It's interesting how the documentary blames Russia for the coups, but not the neo-colonialism of France at 2:39. Whether or not the coups were influenced by Russia, the more important question is why France is practicing colonial policies in these areas.

[@dfdf-rj8jr]

You don't know what you're talking about.

[@Les12archanges]

Someone who makes brothers fight each others is not a good person.

[@charlesjenner1951]

Ukraine was formerly a colonial possession of the tsar and later of the Communist rulers of Russia. They are not the “brothers” of the masters of the Kremlin.

[@filipmilovanovic6735]

Not "Global South" but "Global Majority"

[@civilservant9528]

*global toilet

[@abhimanyunath2001]

Then why are u guys trying to get their blessings

[@monishboro8648]

@@civilservant9528 we are coming for you.

[@stygian4011]

Why are they all migrating to the west than?

[@monishboro8648]

@@stygian4011 We want your land.

[@topweddingsa4059]

Ask: Serbia, Iraq, Libya, Afghanistan....Russia...etc

[@mikaellindroos1594]

Ask Baltic state Poland, Chech Slovakia, Bulgaria Romania,

[@Leptospirosi]

Ukraine too

[@topweddingsa4059]

@@mikaellindroos1594 Nah 🙂Libya is not in Europe, Afghanistan is not in Europe 🙂 defensive alliance that attack people in Africa, Asia....

[@coke2679]

Serbia,was the agressor and tried to commit a genocide. Libya was ruled by megalomaniac dictator who was killing his own population. Afghanistan was hosting and training AQ and attacking the west. Russia has never been attacked by NATO and always was the aggressor against neighboring smaller countries. Iraq attacked kuwait.

[@TheRezro]

Ask Georgia, Moldova, Chechnia, Syria and Armenia.

[@davereynolds3403]

“NATO calls itself the strongest defense alliance in the world …” is the opening line of this video 🤦🏽‍♂️ defending against Libya ? Kosovo ? Syria ? Iraq ? when did Saddam Hussein invade Europe ? when did Gaddaffi ? NATO is the military wing of the USA’s empire and as the USA collapses (like all empires do … the Romans, Napoleon, the British empire, the USSR …) it’s time to put NATO to bed 😴

[@Intial_bite_46]

I waiting to see that 😂😂

[@ProfessorFickle]

@@Intial_bite_46: Kuwait 🇰🇼 and it’s people are happy NATO military and The U.N. Resolutions passed to defeat Saddam Husain in 1991 .

[@keithomelvena2354]

Shh, don't disturb the Russian troll bot army with facts.

[@keithomelvena2354]

Have to little Vlad the fascist to bed first.

[@aintnohighenough]

Let's see about that.😅

[@BlahBlah-kb1wf]

8:30 Again, hypocrissy: "The way the west sees it, every country should have the right to choose its own allies and not to bow to great powers seeking to maintain spheres of interest." Now correct me if I'm wrong, but NATO is pretty upset with Iran, Russia, China, Saudi Arabia, Venezuela, N. Korea and India choosing their allies. Maybe I'm wrong but didn't Stoltenberg say just today and NATO claimed in their summit statement that China can't be friends with Russia, in other words. That is to say NATO, a great power, told China to bow down and only make friends with who NATO says it can? And from what I've seen in the headlines, the US amabassador to India had some choice words for his counterparts because of India visiting Moscow this week. This video is just full of endless contradictions and hypocrisy. There's not enough strenght in my keyboard warrior fingers to respond to each and every one of the contradictions.

[@oseikebede2134]

lol loooooooooooooooooooove it

[@thomaskim3128]

Do a documentary on the American illegal occupation of Syria and the plundering of its resources.

[@Magneticvortex-kk4gb]

First, get out of Kurdistan, and then talk, habbibi.

[@EdwardThatch-ee7yx]

🤣🤡

[@cyberfunk3793]

American? You are talking about how Russia bombs civilians in Syria regularly and helps the Assad regime toruture its own people?

[@dudububudu]

Nobody is interested in Syria... by the way, today Syria is nothing less than Iranian backyard...

[@cyberfunk3793]

@@EdwardThatch-ee7yx who targets civilians in Syria?

[@eklavyavyom]

When Cubans decided to deploy Soviet missiles on its own territory then US was ready to go to war to stop that but when Russia says Ukraine should not join Nato then those rules don't apply to them. Double standards.

[@seoul_louis9584]

When America invaded Iraq, You blamed on America. When Russia invaded Ukraine, You blamed on America. If China invades Taiwan, You will blame on America.

[@tonym842]

Worse still. The USSR only deployed nukes in Cuba AFTER the US deployed nukes in Turkey!!

[@Sipho_Thenjwayo]

Those without standards always create double standards.

[@concernedcitizens4110]

Well for the context of history NATO’s missiles in Turkey is also thanks to USSR’s imperialism. After WW2 most of Western allies already disengaged but the Red Army continues to push even further to the West making them possess the largest empire in 20th century. Also Turkey is part of NATO hence there’s obligation to protect them with missiles otherwise who knows, perhaps Stalin would make his version of Soviet Afro Eurasia. As for Cuba for the entire Cold War period Cuba has never been inducted to the Warsaw Pact it’s pretty much just a ploy by the Soviets to threaten the West. I suggest you learn history before commenting.

[@luissantoyo27]

That’s not even remotely close to the same thing. No one placed any military infrastructure in Ukraine. No missiles, let alone nukes. Not anything. This is the definition of a false equivalence. And Russia has no say in what NATO does as they are not part of NATO.

[@priyadarshandeenadayalan8135]

Well NATO is the reason for Russian Invasion of Ukraine. If they had said we are not going to include Ukraine in NATO , there would have been no war in Ukraine 😂😂😂 when Lithuania and estonia joined NATO there would have been war but Russia was not in a situtaion to wage war, but since 2000 Putin prepared his country for war against the west's Hypocrisy. An honest review of this situation from an Indian 🇮🇳😄❤️😇

[@gilvieira9231]

That is simply not true. They have been in conflict for a very long time but because things were escalating ukrain asked for NATOs aid... they wanted to enter NATO to ensure that they would be protected😅

[@sabinehahn9774]

Pistorius made me laugh out loud! "The global South doesn't have to worry" - Pistorious telling to forget all about history.

[@charlesjenner1951]

Unlike Russia and probably China, the Americans are a “rule of law” country, which means that they apply the principle of legality, including in international affairs. When the United States is replaced by China in the government of the world, it will no longer exist a negotiated and predictable international law, which has brought prosperity to the planet and brought many regions of the world out of poverty. It will be the right of the strongest and the most popular with the Chinese, who will attract all the wealth of the planet for themselves.

[@nukiolbartes6279]

Please show footage released by Julian Assange on iraq war.

[@DWDocumentary]

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[@randomguy7175]

​@DWDocumentary you need to keep showing those footage, why global south doesn't trust white nations

[@senomaganu2723]

​@@DWDocumentary And a documentary on the occupation of Syria by the Americans. I dare DW to that

[@AshishMishra-yl4zb]

I support for your courage for daring these biased media ​@@senomaganu2723

[@ingchasingh2485]

They have no guts to show

[@topweddingsa4059]

😂If this comment section was a poll... NATO members could know what the rest of the world thinks about their organization!!

[@danielangelo3113]

What about NAFO 😂

[@MewDenise]

Comment sections mean nothing. It's proven that extremists are louder while normal people just ignore and go about their day

[@user-zc1cx8jc4s]

​@@MewDeniseSo the comments are from extremists 😂😂

[@j4genius961]

​@@MewDeniseOr just hear me out...We don't like you?

[@j4genius961]

​@@MewDeniseAnyone who disagrees with you is an extremist amiright...

[@user-bn7hi6cs4i]

How about Iraq Libya Afghanistan Lebanon Serbia there were attacked by NATO for no reason

[@soumitbiswal5357]

Dhruva Jaishankar. Like father like son. He looks as handsome and the same energy as S Jaishankar. Proud of you Sir ❤🙏🇮🇳

[@acridotherestristis]

Tinge of worship for "third world" nepotism. Sir?

[@soumitbiswal5357]

@@acridotherestristis third world? Thats a name given by west. So called peace keepers of this planet eh? What a joke

[@bonganijakavula6470]

The rules based order is good if it applied equally without double standards. No one respects a legal system that is biased.

[@TheRezro]

Most of critics of it, blame corruption of own states on US. Despite this law protecting them.

[@pk3778]

​ @TheRezro Nato is a conglomeration of international legal excuses---who do you hold accountable in a front of western allied countries, of which some are members of the ICC and others are not party to it.....

[@TheRezro]

@@pk3778 NATO is a defensive pact. It has literally no legal ground to do any offensive operations. Russian was pushing conspiracy theory blaming actions of individual NATO members on entire organization. And I remind that Russia and China actively commit genocide in this decade. There is clear imbalance (=hypocrisy) in position of many people here.

[@branbran9129]

They is a big different between rule based order n international laws.

[@fajarliong]

Rules based order basically means "I create a rule for, you to follow, otherwise you know what next ..." 😊

[@ufc5148]

DW avoiding talking about Israel

[@fajarliong]

That's first article of rules based order

[@jasper7257]

Has nothing to do with NATO

[@reivell3699]

@@jasper7257 Yea but i bet LIbya does.

[@onionchannel1]

If the nato nations spent those money on their own domestic issues and economic development, that would definitely be a big contribution to the world.

[@reg4891]

China's currently having a housing crisis, perhaps your country should focus less on the independent country of Taiwan

[@Forksake82]

"Every country has the right to join the alliance it wants" So by that logic, Mexico or any country in the western hemisphere can join any alliance it wants.

[@msdolly6101981]

Except cuba😅

[@ThW5]

Of course.

[@dfdf-rj8jr]

Yeah they have. Just look at Cuba.

[@amritabhinav5364]

Your enemy is not my enemy 😂

[@Booz2020]

The Enemy Of Ya Enemy AINT Always Ya Friend 🤯

[@AlexanderWoodgate]

​@@Booz2020This time, it is. Russia, Iran, North Korea and China are the enemies of my enemy (NATO and USA). So these countries are my friends and they have proven to be friends and not my oppressors like NATO and USA.

[@JSnwl-ng5zq]

​@@Booz2020Our Enemy is China and China's enemy is USA so you mean USA is not our Friend?? Yes, I agree 😂

[@s-m-abidnizam8247]

Many times you uttered (Rule Based International Order) My question is, Who maked this order? Only few Western countries made those rules for their own interest. It’s just a (Western Interest Based Order).

[@TheRezro]

Entire world profit from those rules. Russia want restore colonialism.

[@s-m-abidnizam8247]

@@TheRezro yes, in your thought entire world means only western world.

[@runbarryrun2717]

@@TheRezro "Entire world benefits"- Israel and western countries when they wants to air strike kids

[@PlaYer-sn5or]

It means America Order actually. 😅

[@juliarichter6987]

Cpuld you please elaborate, which parts of the Human Rights Declaration you don't like? Geneva Convention? UNCLOS? The UN Charta?

[@YWang-vl2zh]

Rules based 😂 Why no mentioning of the Hague Invasion Act, a US federal law that now also protects Israel

[@samsonwgiorgis8204]

The destructive involvement of NATO in Libya is conveniently ignored in this documentary

[@leomacron4882]

Community of values 😂😂😂

[@IxoraNera]

hey, don't mock them. They cultivated their values for centuries by killing and enslaving the whole world.

[@6ix800]

Funny 😂😂😂

[@mustaphayusufusman7504]

So funny 😂😂

[@iggy5347]

Imperialism values

[@tazinahmed7]

😅

[@petercabauatan767]

NATO is not only aggressive, worse, it is bloodthirsty. What happened in Iraq, Libya, Syria and Afghanistan, are recent examples. And now, Ukraine and Gaza.

[@Iam-zd9bj]

What you are writing is a lie

[@Iam-zd9bj]

Everything you mentioned was not NATO policy.

[@Iam-zd9bj]

NATO operates like any democracy, where each member lives its own life and has its own politics and unites for defensive purposes when attacked.

[@Iam-zd9bj]

I don't really know what you're getting at??? NATO can easily pursue Putin's policies as your idol is.

[@Iam-zd9bj]

You don't even see that Putin has intoxicated your minds and is pushing the world towards destruction and chaos.

[@anuragsinha2013]

It's not just NATO vs Global South, it is also West vs The East. America has made it that way. Remember Either you are with us or against us.

[@ScorpioSilver1111]

4:25 a short beautiful yet tense scene especially with the background music. I applaud DW for always having great stories, editing and sounds.

[@Ghost-Dna]

9:51 who is threatening the small defenceless countries in the global south? Cos it’s not Russia Mr Bolton.

[@ryanwalters6184]

Urkaine say hi

[@TheRezro]

Russia literally did attempt several coups already. SS Wagner was responsible for genocide and enslaving many people in Africa. So yes. Russia and China absolutely are threatening Africa.

[@aaaa.7897]

@@ryanwalters6184 Ur'caine threatened to host military assets of Russia's adversary on their border. FAFO as they say.

[@nataliebrown2658]

​@@ryanwalters6184Слава в Украине??

[@CatherineLarocque-be7pd]

​@@ryanwalters6184Ukr is not an independent, sovereign nation. It is a western financed (clearly) neonazie project stemming from a violent coup. With corrupt leaders who will escape with billions to the West of course leaving the destroyed people behind. Just like what happened in Afghanistan, Lybia, Syria, Iraq, Georgia etc etc.

[@robertluvisia]

Saying that NATO stands for truth is being delusional

[@TheNationalist-w9v]

@@robertluvisia They're entitled to their opinion and it only applies to them. I don't know why we're talking about them when everybody seems to agree that we should all shift towards the murderous Russian regime

[@sugarpuffbutty]

Agreed. It’s pathetic. They stand for threats, bullying, murder, destruction and trashing international law - NATO is power crazed, aggressive & and constant threat to global peace.

[@RUHappyATM]

I am assuming you prefer authoritarian ideology?

[@univeropa3363]

@@RUHappyATM While you clap for American militarism?

[@RUHappyATM]

@@univeropa3363 If I am a small fry, I would want a big brother. Which would you choose, authoritarian or democracy? Use your brain.

[@akamebanane811]

We gave them modern technology without realising that they couldnt keep up with modern thought.

[@itsmejoe1401]

they themselve preventing small countries to join china russia or any of their enemy and they themselve saying every countries have right to join any country..so irony..😂

[@dawsontolodi2133]

Ignorance is a danger to us all.

[@alombahclifordleonceakondi2197]

Why is John Bolton still not in jail 😢?

[@Oliver-cv6pv]

The same reason why Trump still free

[@MGB2408]

@@Oliver-cv6pv The same reason why Obama, Bush and Clinton are free

[@lindokuhlemthembu3015]

AND Obama

[@harilama7857]

All warmongers

[@madkiwi62]

These people in this Documentary have the right head space to lead us in the right direction. There is hope yet.

[@sirwalder8486]

This coming from a man of mixed race born in England... Hearing people from Africa and India ect talking perfect English... VERY IMPORTANT! Being able to communicate to the globe on our issues... Life has taught us all... Information and commutation is power... Stop falling in the trap of patriotic political and racial stereotype. ONE LOVE ❤

[@reddot_22]

Another documentary ignoring Latin America?. Does Latin American does not count in the global south or its western?

[@theresaadams7143]

This is how they look down on others.

[@alejandromayoralramirez9215]

We are the boss's backyard, they cannot take us into account

[@KKPR533]

Latin america is US property so no western channel would talk about it

[@daleafaghani340]

I often ask the same question.

[@colinwithonel.9831]

Probably all the corruption that's been going on in the South American countries for decades now might be why. A few countries are trying to get better.

[@skitvandarken]

When the Documentary about US occupation of Germany?

[@stygian4011]

Cope

[@stygian4011]

@@lu544 keep yapping

[@worldeconomicfella3228]

Preferable over Russian occupation of Germany.

[@zoltanludvan5133]

@@lu544 That is GB.....Germany th 52th

[@classics39]

😂😂😂😂😂 That's a bit asking much of DW. Just think of all the guys still investigating who blew up Nord Stream...

[@sonicnerd9569]

I’m sure Yugoslavia experienced firsthand how NATO *prevents* problems

[@antoniobabb1938]

By creating more problems ironically

[@flymakena]

Jens almost chokes as he says he cares about truth😂😂😂

[@fjordame]

You can't increase the security of one country if it places the security of another at risk. That's also a principle of international law, which NATO seems to forget all the time

[@TheRezro]

What people forget is that NATO was actually not involved in most cases.

[@fajarliong]

Not forgetting, but part of bul-ly-ing mentality. It does it on purpose.

[@scryptum]

8:28 " each country should be able to choose its own allies".... Nice 👍! What happened when Cuba has allied with URSS in 1961? Why has USA tried to invade Cuba and subvert the government? 😅

[@TheNationalist-w9v]

@@fjordame Russia invaded Ukraine when there was total peace

[@jineeshpr]

@@TheNationalist-w9vUS prevented Russian missiles in Cuba when there was peace ✌️

[@nukiolbartes6279]

Does this video mention israel palestine occupation??

[@TheReferrer72]

Why would it mention that?

[@allahSnackBarBooOooMmm]

Free free toilet again :(

[@bittasi1139]

​@@TheReferrer72 because the documentary is mostly about colonialism.

[@bittasi1139]

​@@allahSnackBarBooOooMmm do you want every nation to be free?

[@BambinoAmericano]

Israel isn’t occupied by Palestinians, Israel gave Gaza to the Palestinians in 2005, expelling the Jewish families from it, in order for the Palestinians to govern themselves. Seemingly not a good idea, but that’s another story.

[@khysrow_official]

The uneducated analysts talk about withdrawal of NATO from Afghanistan. First Afghanis is the name of currency and Afghan is the people. Secondly, Afghan kicked out NATO by organized military force. It was NATO panicking

[@jiaurr]

Never heard or seen West being vocal about civil wars in Africa, unrest in Asia.

[@yeetian2774]

NATO has nothing to do with defence.

[@TheNationalist-w9v]

@@yeetian2774 NATO defends European interests only that they're limited in some circumstances

[@emmanuelsolomon5632]

NATO the vassals states of America must be Chase out Africa.

[@emmanuelsolomon5632]

The word Rule Base other preach and impose by US on the rest of the world is" Dictatorship'

[@mabuhayproductionltd3627]

@@TheNationalist-w9v But Europe has intrest in Asia too, and intrest in Open Seas for all Trading nations, If China trys to Close some Seas they belive is theres ? Then Nato can Close The Baltics,North Atlantic,Suez,Panama,Black Sea and The Persian Golf to China, how happy would you be then.

[@RZakelis]

as you don't have nothing to do with intelligence :)

[@Sipho_Thenjwayo]

Those without standards always create double standards.

[@mabuhayproductionltd3627]

Thats Russia and China

[@Sipho_Thenjwayo]

@@mabuhayproductionltd3627 that is more so the the West they say they support democracy and freedom guess what Israel is not democratic at all. They destroyed Libya in the name of protecting civilians guess what Libya went from having the highest HDI on the continent to being a country with the open slave markets and ISIS and Alqeada's play ground. They said they were fighting terrorists then answer this for me why was Alqeada on their side in Syria I thought they were fighting them.

[@Araplimosnr]

❤

[@francismusali676]

@@mabuhayproductionltd3627 china and russia have some diginity unlike the west

[@RZakelis]

@@francismusali676 pooping in the fields, it's summarize all their dignity.20 percent of Russians don't have even indoor toilets :)

[@carlosmoldiz3375]

That Bolton guy... He's just getting funnier!!!! 😂😂😂 and cynical... 🤨

[@kenrie20022]

Why comparing a military aggressive alliance with economic alliance.

[@Tristan87688]

Imagine those resources used for useful purposes, like solving housing crisis, like feeding the poor, like utilizing geothermal energy, etc...

[@merrick6484]

Not in U.S. of Israel.😂

[@solconcordia4315]

In this globalized world, it's fairly easy to export knowledge and ideas to the ones in the Global South who want to adopt some successful ways of the well-off West. (as long as they aren't hemmed in by authoritarian states' firewalls) It's much better to let the Global South decide what to do after *localizing* the possible ideas. *EVERY* place, every country, and every region differ so customization is highly preferable. For the ones in the Global South who don't want to change, the West should just leave them alone. NATO isn't suitable for everyone. It was pretty much a model of the several states of the U.S.A. arising out of our experience fighting against the British Empire to gain our independence to become a global power. This model has worked very well in the countries where the U.S.A. provided security. NATO is for "small" countries which need security guarantees. It's not for any country aspiring to become the first among equals. The U.S.A. model has been partially replicated in Europe to great success via NATO and the EU. 🎉

[@d2nd21st]

its game theory

[@user-mm7hs1rp9e]

yep , utopia

[@dfdf-rj8jr]

@@solconcordia4315 Half these people are bots and the other live in poor, crime-infested countries and have the geopolitical awareness of a toddler.

[@MohNaz-ly6yx]

😂😂 nato defense😂😂come on 😂😂

[@wojstube9359]

Very good, reliable video material. DW journalism at the highest level. Than you. Regards! Cheers from Poland to our NATO allies!

[@ML-oo3vw]

“Nato has never been aggressive”😂 you talk a lot nonsense

[@thecomment9489]

Well previously the NATO warmongers used to get away by making such statements which the Westoids still believe but because of the proliferation of the mass media and social media very few in the Global Majority countries believe them when they can clearly see the truth.

[@MgWynn]

What an ironic perspective of the West.... Global Souths want to liberate from the West and its Master. Are they stupid or what? 😂😂😂😂

[@kiaraditmasa]

Exactly. Theses liberals are tone deaf and suffer from a white savior complex that only benefits them. Dr John Henrik Clark stated the African has never known an altruistic friend ever!

[@TheRezro]

Russia is last colonial power, whose only goal is to send people of Africa to gold mines. Unfortunately people in Africa are uneducated and literally support own enslavement. And mostly because of things British did hundred years ago.

[@castanheira99]

What

[@DocMcCoy109]

No there poor

[@classics39]

In fact they are very smart. I think you're not in the loop of current events...

[@Ciilow24]

How many countries did NATO mess up for the last 20 years?

[@mabuhayproductionltd3627]

Zero, But Nato/EU has helped rebuild a lot of countries after Sovjet occupation and war.

[@Mishanya00]

@@mabuhayproductionltd3627 Check Lybia pls, they live so bad now. False accusations of Iraq just to intervene and "surprisingly" discover there is no weapons of mass destruction. Afganistan. Nato bases all over the world not to defense but to force USA interest to near contries

[@VVV85650]

@@mabuhayproductionltd3627 During a few years of the pro-Soviet regime in Afghanistan, the USSR built 142 economic and infrastructure facilities. For example, the largest hydroelectric power stations in the country are: Naglu (with a capacity of 100 thousand kW), Puli-Khumri (9 thousand kW), the Polytechnic University, hundreds of kilometers of roads and automobile enterprises, the Jangalak auto repair plant. Remind me exactly what educational institutions, power plants and factories the USA and the West built during the decades of occupation of Afaghistan?

[@gudevijayakumar4127]

Who attacked Libya, Iraq Afghanistan Syria ? You?​@@mabuhayproductionltd3627

[@Technoculture460]

@@mabuhayproductionltd3627 LOL what a clown. Anyway, we can start with Ukraine?

[@Pathfinder4604]

"Our world has never truly been peaceful, and by the time we realize it, it might already be too late."

[@gloriachinebuah]

Whose interests should we defend? Theirs? Yours? Ours? 🙄🤔😏😐

[@davidwei7797]

The US daddy's😍

[@thecomment9489]

OFGCs intersts.

[@gloriachinebuah]

@thecomment9489 What is OFGCs? Please spell this acronym out in full so we understand what you want to say. Thank you.

[@NoManClatuer-pd8ck]

The president of the United States doesn't wake up in the morning and think "I wonder what South Africa thinks we should do".

[@thetad1242]

South Africa?

[@ianhachi]

South Africa is the largest trading partner for Murica in Africa. If USA wants a piece of Africa they have to go through Johannesburg.

[@Boomerrage32]

Really, no head of state should. World leaders should take note of South African sensibilities when the country has become a responsible member of the international community. 'til then, the country shall remain a footnote in history.

[@yomamasohot6411]

Right back at ya!

[@lape2002]

@@Boomerrage32 South Africa has more dignity than European puppets and neo-fascists. South Africa will be remembered such as Greece and Yugoslavia during WW2 while Poland and Germany will be remembered as collaborationist fools.

[@minhng7208]

Its good to read the comments. The audience is smart and well informed.

[@Badranltd]

This is a really good documentary… Good job Alexa ❤

[@PBRStreetgang911]

NATO destroyed Lybia in an act of aggression, and also Afghanistan.

[@cmontes7961]

And Ukraine

[@TLB1450]

and they bombed Serbia.

[@dragossasr]

"nato never been offensive" 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 🐍🐍🐍🐍🐍😂

[@steoderfragt1821]

@@cmontes7961 Ukraine isnt even part of NATO? Could you guys please close your fairy tale book?

[@steoderfragt1821]

@@TLB1450 Yea, wonder why? Google it.

[@gjwehliye4416]

NATO is not aggressive?😂😂 Libya... Afghanistan Iraq Vietnam. (All within 40years)

[@63Vaso]

Serbia, Yugoslavia, Korea, Granada, Panama, Somalia etc hundreds regime changed around the World, military aggression etc

[@BlahBlah-kb1wf]

It seems the DWs viewers don't agree with Stoltenberg's opinions of NATO.

[@4362mont]

Been hearing folks from Poland warning anyone about Russia for about fifteen years. They should kniw. Not gonna argue with their lived experience.

[@hemantjoneja8085]

Well analysed

[@RamSingh-hd6bg]

Community of values or community of criminals😂😂

[@thomaskim3128]

Community of thugs. Look what they did to Iraq, Syria, Libya, Afghanistan, Yugoslavia, Palestine…

[@oneshothunter9877]

😂

[@shaheenbhoola]

Exploitative criminals for self interest, I would add.

[@nageswaraopatha5445]

😂😂😂😂iam also laughing when I hear that statement 🤣🤣🤣

[@dudububudu]

So speaks the weak....

[@LailaMohamed-b8o]

Any smart person would quickly realize that.

[@user-tt5tq9jx6c]

NATO wants dialogue ???🤣🤣 NATO ineve been aggressive ?? 🤣🤣 This Pistirius is hilarius

[@mjaraz5442]

I recall someone mentioning that Boltons set to star in the upcoming film adaptation of Pinocchio. He was cast in the role of Geppetto. Clown 🤡

[@Klopp2543]

Did he say international rule based order? morality? Huh! Does the same order also serve non western and white populace? Where was it with iraq,libya and more importantly Palestine?

[@TheRezro]

Yes. It does. For example US block annexation by France half of Africa. Now Russia and China try do that.

[@ryanwalters6184]

😂 bot

[@runbarryrun2717]

@@ryanwalters6184 you are the bot here

[@niceguy76]

bot😂😂​@@ryanwalters6184

[@fajarliong]

This is what you call it "rules based order" 😊

[@borishenkel9703]

NATO takes a wrong enemy this time.

[@jaydesai9176]

Thanks Swasti Mam. I enjoyed listening to your views. -By Jay Desai

[@AshwinMaloo79]

Dhanyavad 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏

[@riazshaikh8108]

What about the NATO's illegal war crimes in Libya,Iraq and across the ME. Take Libya for instance,it didn't attack any NATO member,why did alliancce charged on a sovereign country?

[@TheRezro]

So what about Russian war crimes in Georgia, Transnistria, Chechenia, Syria and Azerbaijan? Only time when Article 5 was called was Afganistan. In short NATO was not there.

[@tokaitrading8335]

@@TheRezro- return Hawaii to the natives, return America to natives American , returns Texas to Mexico, etc etc

[@nataliebrown2658]

Yugoslavia 78 days america bombed them day and night. Bomber launched every 30 minuts. And america was proud to say that. Or Trump send 59 missiles to Syria, because his Israeli daughter show him some pictures . Trump is the one who started to armed Ukraine.

[@juliarichter6987]

It wasn't NATO that attacked Libya.

[@TheRezro]

@@tokaitrading8335 Hawaii is ruled by locals, as it is recognized US State. Mexico do not have claims to Texas and Texas should have something to say about it. isn't it? Mr. Prophet of Colonialism?

[@TheMathius90]

NATO invaded Yugoslavia in 1999 and took part of its land and made largest military base in Europe there (Kosovo). I remember NATO bombs falling on my city to this day, so much about NATO protecting international order.

[@vaskodimoski5690]

It's never did anything in defence of a Nation but its bombed many sovereign nations but you get brainwashed Westerners that don't want to understand the reality

[@fajarliong]

This is what we call rules based order

[@thecomment9489]

And NATO also invaded Serbia in 1997 and made it's breakaway region as separate country but shout a lot over Crimeans calling themselves as Russians and the four new regions joining Russia. Crimea is Russian, period.

[@bzipoli]

​@@thecomment9489no.

[@petyavelikova5066]

​@@bzipoliyes...Crimea and Ukrwin are Russian, the same way Scotland is ruled by England and Catalunia belongs to Spain. Your double standards are not working any more. Wake up and know your place.

[@HectorSanchez-co7mq]

It is no longer called the global south, now it is the world mayority

[@Igit437]

Are we making a movie here.

[@daffidkane8350]

I love how Stoltenberg chocked on his own words!

[@thecomment9489]

Yes he was lying through his teeth like as usual.

[@Ballardian]

Fuck, that Stoltenberg lies like a trooper.

[@teddycharm2116]

Russia doesn't colonialise countries, the west do... the countries that have been colonialise are begging the Russians to come in..... huge difference

[@Tkufoy]

Stoltenberg needs to learn to speak and say the truth

[@Os_man8903]

There is a historical connection between Russia (USSR) and the global south.

[@fuku4eva]

Ha ha ..I see how well South Africa is going after so much freedom & corruption ...enjoy.

[@SuperEyesandEars]

@@fuku4eva yep another dictatorian will rise once again in africa just like mother russia, which ironically russia from tsar empire fall to peoples power, now it back again to tsar putin empire... and africa of course wanna folow this step, because it give them more longer term in power, forever if can... smh

[@alfonsmelenhorst9672]

There is also a historical connection between Russia and continental Europe. But the English speaking world (USA, England) want to break it. They are succesful now, but not for ever.

[@Exxperiment626]

There's also a historical connection between the NATO memberships and the global majority South, a history of colonialism and genocides.

[@alfonsmelenhorst9672]

@@Exxperiment626 Don't forget that European countries like Serbia, Bulgaria, Hungary etc were victims of colonialism by the Ottoman empire.

[@umbertoalessio5069]

Trollenberg saying "I believe in truth" is like Hitler saying "I believe there is no master race" : sounds weird...

[@JAKphoenixify]

Unfortunately, we're all going to have to choose a side sooner or later.

[@jet9211]

NATO : we're the biggest military allience in the world russia : hold my vodka 😂😂😂 slava russia🦾 from algeria 🤙

[@sikkumimi3727]

Asia and African continent need to worry, NATO or west wants to colonized,

[@leewaithong969]

Yup..the colonial pirates is ganging up again to loot the global south countries.

[@leewaithong969]

Yup..the colonial pirates is ganging up again to loot the global south countries.