U.S. Empire in Overdrive: They Can’t Win Wars But They Can’t Stop w/ Vijay Prashad

Vijay Prashad joins the show to discuss a new publication from the Tricontinental: Institute for Social Research and Global South Insight. “Hyper-Imperialism: A Dangerous Decadent New Stage,” argues that the era of the U.S. Empire's total economic and political reign over the world order has entered a new stage; one marked by Western decline, emergent Global South nations, and a Global North that can only over-extend itself militarily to cling to power but has no vision to offer the world’s people. Vijay Prashad is the Executive Director of the Tricontinental Institute.
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[@SukhdevSingh-ge5rj]

End US hegemony. End US hegemony. End US hegemony.

[@GaijinTV]

The USA Is doing it to themselves.

[@wrestlinginfodude2644]

It's will happen in less than decade

[@overwatch8848]

@@wrestlinginfodude2644they’ve been saying that forever

[@Ivan-tm9pd]

Never

[@ryanwalters6184]

Never was a thing to begin with. You been brainwashed?

[@user-qt2wt1bq6w]

من اليمن كل التحيه والاحترام لكل احرارالعالم ولشعب الفلسطيني

[@70AD-user45]

God bless Yemen in its efforts to help the Palestinians. 🇾🇪🇵🇸 God bless South Africa. Saudi Arabia are the enemies of God. ✝️

[@robertrichard6107]

Palestine needs to become 194th UN member. General Council could then eventually supercede the Hyper-Imperial Anglo-American veto in the Security Council.

[@stevekaylor5606]

At least a State within a 2 State solution - where both participate in the regional economic development blueprinted by Shimon Peres in his Oasis Plan!

[@70AD-user45]

How are Palestine going to do that. The West Bank is full of these Zionist illegal and militarised settlements. There isn't much left of Palestine.

[@abdouliealinjie4767]

The United Nations is a western imperialist tool and deception

[@royals080]

​@@stevekaylor5606no can do

[@foodlover2236]

Always enjoy Dr Prashad. Great guest

[@supriyapaul6426]

Is she Indian ?

[@purujitparashar4642]

It's a man lol

[@childofgod8148]

Yup, just like a crack addiction. They won’t stop until they are stopped!

[@happygucci5094]

Eugene you crack me up with your dead pan expressions. I don’t know how the team at Break Through News are doing this- you are so very appreciated. ✊🏽🇵🇸🇭🇹🇸🇩🇨🇩🇸🇴🇸🇾🇾🇪‼️

[@ruelongcha]

as a canadian when he started roasting justin trudeau like that i giggled😂 thanks for bringing on this excellent guest dr vijay prashad

[@user-kb2sw1mg4f]

Justin Trudeau is the pitiful man/child without any honor or ideas for real improvement of the people of the country. Unfortunately the heir of Pierre Elliot Trudeau, who was an excellent statesman and beloved Prime Minister.

[@70AD-user45]

Trudeau is an embarrassment to Canada. When are Canadians going to get rid of him.

[@coolioso808]

Easy to slam dunk on the Trudeau buffoon, but I guess that's still good to criticize the party in power. I would hope that Canadians aren't sleeping on the backwards, Israel supporting opposition party, PP and the Cons. That's the bigger political concern, is not that Trudeau is obviously bad, but that he's so bad people think "lesser of two evils" voting for Pierre and the Cons is some sort of answer. It is not. I don't even put much hope on Canadian politics, quite honestly. Federal vote not likely until late 2025, so lots can happen between now and then, including the US Presidential election. Time to really look at community building out of the structurally violent capitalist system. With One Small Town, this system change for the people, by the people is possible. Political movements can be galvanized better if the community is supporting each other in having their needs met. Brings both left and right together, actually. The voluntary and free contribution to One Small Town Co-Operative means we can do more for ourselves, but also demand better policy support from the political leaders.

[@rezakarampour6286]

' The End of American Empire Is Here . '

[@Fungoul]

Inshallah.

[@annikamyren3026]

Hope so !

[@donnavorce8856]

It could peacefully stop if the wealthy and powerful quit being willing to do anything for more wealth and power.

[@user-sf1nq9uj7p]

Will believe it when I see it ends - totally and with finality! Evil must surely have an "expiry date".

[@rettro6578]

@@user-sf1nq9uj7pWhat will take over? Surly a global benevolent force that would never enact trans human agendas.

[@patrickholt2270]

Vijay Prashad is always great. Keep up the good work comrade! God bless you and all at Breakthrough News in Jesus' name.

[@AuntyKsTarot]

As an Indigenous person occupied by so called canada YES it is wretched. And those mining companies treat world Indigenous people the same way they treat Indigenous people here. Those mining companies are rich off of the poorest of Indigenous communities. Like de Beers in Attiwapiskat where Indigenous folks like in modding government shacks on the tundra while de beers open pit mines and gets rich.

[@user-jl8wg2eh3f]

Indigenous people don't have rights. And The West talks about China's minorities having no rights while the opposite is true.

[@stevekaylor5606]

Worse than Jim Crow!

[@slappy8941]

You're always welcome to go live in the forest and stop using the colonizers' technology. 😂😂😂

[@coolioso808]

I would encourage anybody in Canada feeling the systemic oppression of capitalist - and who isn't? - look to community-based cooperative strategies for change and mutual aid. Best I know of currently is the One Small Town initiative, based on the principles of Ubuntu Contributionism. It's a way for people in a community to unite and share the wealth they all help create, not for the corporations at all, for the PEOPLE, for the planet!

[@stevekaylor5606]

Not a bad plan - Join your Community Coop and keep surviving! @@coolioso808

[@Mur76ad70]

Freedom for Palestine

[@user-qt2wt1bq6w]

نعم عزيزي الحريه لفلسطين

[@user-sz9yz5wb6x]

Palestinians in Gaza have been their own worst enemy.

[@user-jl8wg2eh3f]

@@user-sz9yz5wb6x You don't know what you're talking about.

[@Future_proof203]

@@user-sz9yz5wb6x poor attempt of gaslighting, hasbara troll.

[@stevekaylor5606]

Hamas was funded and built up - as an alternative to the Palestinian Authority Government, which could then be played off against the Settlers! @@user-sz9yz5wb6x

[@emonemon2795]

Colonial eara is not over.

[@aliciaczechowski3281]

Colonialism is in its psychopathic stage.

[@charmaine8512]

Many of our countries are aiding and abetting with these colonialists and adding to our grief. Got an AI circled whatsapp message from India about our elections. Whatsapp!!!!!

[@charleskesner1302]

It's always good to hear from VJ.

[@robertrichard6107]

Good point of VJ's, how's Russia standing up to all of NATO with a fraction of the 'Military Spending' the Collective West spends.

[@peanut0brain]

Russia is winning😂cope dik

[@stevekaylor5606]

Oligarchs in the West are trying to use NATO - to establish a Unipolar imperium!

[@wongsy1704]

Russia doesn't have the army of parasites the US has to feed on Capitol Hill and in Brussels.

[@saabkeysaabkey5494]

Thank you Vijey for your experience concerning for colonial countries. Thanks.

[@habsa8855]

Very appropriate video title

[@Aronshmuli665]

great news coverage, thank you

[@DMx4839]

Always a pleasure listening to Vijay. The Sahel countries appear to have a clear plan of want they want. They want social, economic, and psychological development free from neocolonial values. For example, Burkina Faso is rapidly putting its state resources into massive infrastructure projects and strengthening its ability to defend itself against insurgents. They have quickly struck cooperation agreements to strengthen each other’s supply chains and build on the strengths of each partner. I get the sense that they know what they want tomorrow.

[@dabrack9350]

So how is fighting Al Qaeda and smugglers in Niger become American imperialism? Does America tax the people? Does America police the people? Does America educate the people? Does America buy or sell at less or more than market prices? Vijay can find something to complain about in anything he addresses.

[@ianbeddowes5362]

@@dabrack9350 The USA created al-Qaeda in the first place and they were used against Libya and against Syria. We do not need US troops in Africa, Voetsek!

[@aliciaczechowski3281]

A great conversation. Thank you.

[@colorswordsandlearning]

Love all three of you ❤

[@user-qt2wt1bq6w]

هذااعلاميه لاول مره مبتسمه ومنحازه للحق تحيه لكم

[@navinasimoes]

Love you Rania ❤

[@aminamangera4871]

Brilliant really enjoyed listening and the old grey cells being stimulated!

[@claudermiller]

❤ Vijay

[@monahaque1660]

Excellent insight on global world order by Vijay!

[@stevekaylor5606]

On the drive to establish Unipolar globalism!

[@TonyNaber]

Vijay is on point as usual

[@saleemrehman70]

Vijay it is a treat to listen to u.u are amazing speaker with broad comprehension of World affairs

[@user-em5ns9og8i]

Very informative , need the young leaders to be strong against people sucking out their resources ,hperimperialism.

[@subutaibaghatur4329]

If the leaders want their people to be fed and healthy then they need to develop their economy especially during the global slowdown. They need to provide political stability so commerce can thrived and bring in new FDIs. Belt and Road initiative is a good choice abeit not the only option out there. Money needs to be found to provide infrastructure investment and basic social services (health, education, public forum). Ruwanda is a good example to study, remarkable turnaround after the genocide.

[@Fungoul]

What a toilet comment. You must be a rich boy.

[@evanfirebrand]

Extremely insightful and illuminating commentary. ❤️🇿🇦

[@ralphbernhard1757]

*Eric Prince's (ex-Blackwater/Iraq) recent statements with regards to re-introducing colonialism, because, of course, he cares soooo much about black African lives, and corrupt African rulers...* The modern "prince" WILL find his tools: nothing in the current system will stop him. In fact the OPPOSITE is true, in that forces from within will even aid him in "fighting corruption," just like imperialists set out to "fight slavery" or the "primitive beliefs" (sic.) in Africa, 100 or 200 years ago. Why? Because just like 100 and 200 years ago, majorities were either too stupid to notice how they were being employed as tools, or too greedy to care. History will rhyme again, because it rhymed in the past, and it will rhyme in the future. _Consider well the seed that gave you birth: you were not made to live your lives as brutes, but to be followers of worth and knowledge._ (Dante's Inferno) Eric Prince *will* find the "brutes" he needs to "fight corruption" and millions will "not know" their ignorance, will avert eyes in complacency, will simply cheer in indifference... The subsequent "muddied waters" (strategy of power) will offer opportunities for systems of gain: the opportunists, the merchants of death, the robber barons, the freeriders...as if we have not seen this all happen before.

[@gscsilvavaladares7065]

History rimes, you say? Well , feudalism is not comming back , nor the power Britan , Roman Italy or the Iberic Peninsula once had. Africa was not an colony all its life time , the same thing for the rest of the word. History does not repeat itsef , it is just the prepertrators of this dark part of history are still with power , but they are losing it now , and are getting very desperate . Everything changes , so does this "history reapeting itself" crap.

[@colorswordsandlearning]

​@@gscsilvavaladares7065 yes , the south will put the Imp. eria. list down.

[@mavalupindo7672]

We are Pan Africans and a lot of our new leadership understand the need for Africans first in Africa

[@timbarry5080]

The world is full of good news

[@panagenesis2695]

Bye bye, empire!👋📉🌅

[@constantquestioning4010]

Fascinating, credible and revealing thesis borne out by a wide analysis of failing US neocon regime’s « Empire of Lies » and its duplicitous strategies across the globe that fool nobody. Merci. Paris 🙏🏼🕯🕯🙏🏼

[@TinaMcCall.]

What IS certain is, "Things can't be being the way they been being." - Friend from childhood

[@KarimAouissi]

Vijay, Africans would rather live free in their country rather than be tied up to a neocon country that for decades has stripped them off their prized assets and drove them deeper and deeper into poverty.

[@ianbeddowes5362]

As regards Niger, they were gaining NOTHING from their uranium, and withregard to the Sahel Alliance, they DO know whet they want.

[@rastoferi6012]

The Global South needs to understand that the real enemy is the US Dollar, not its military. Kicking the bases out are empty gestures if they still crave the Dollars. As Vijay put it, the western bondholders are the first beneficiary in Africa so they need to acknowledge it and break the chain by refusing the Dollar

[@ultravioletiris6241]

I think it’s a fundamental misunderstanding of what their actual objectives and victory conditions are.

[@marlotree6909]

Well put! Xcellent

[@dassa0069]

Gold price is skyrocketing because of the Gaza conflict. A stratospheric gold price will totally destroy the economies of debt based countries such as US Israel UK Canada etc.

[@pipster1891]

Usually, the presence of the US military _increases_ drug production/trafficking.

[@derekmarshall7258]

💚💚💚

[@FreeSpeechJohnny]

The surprising reorientation of the Global South will be towards Islaam.

[@lionchampion587]

I disagree with Prashad about the AES countries Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger. They have shown what they want to do and that is for each country to develop without Western interference utilising their own natural resources. So of the moves they have carried out so far by removing mining licenses and nationalising some natural resources so they have a vision. But to achieve their goals they need to stop the western destabilistation campaigns using their paid and supported terrorists.

[@karlsinclair9285]

he has clearly not visited nor has spoken with any leaders of the sahel he is just reporting his opinions, not facts

[@opiumtea11]

Agreed. Traore is not just a soldier, he is an educated man, a geologist. He has already presented a newly developed gold-processing plant (developed in Burkina Faso no less), it's an industry that makes sure more money stays in the country. He has also invited other African countries to process their gold there instead of selling it raw and cheaper to the West. He has also invested in the development of agriculture. So I would definitely not say that he doesn't know what he's doing.

[@lionchampion587]

@@karlsinclair9285 💯👍🏿👍🏿👍🏿👍🏿

[@lionchampion587]

@@opiumtea11 💯👍🏿👍🏿👍🏿👍🏿

[@douglashobden]

I for one welcome our new Global South Overlords! They sure as hell can't be worse than what we have now.

[@medicuswashington9870]

Thanke for your calming information. The excitement of the moment cause false anticipation.

[@sergioalcantar3290]

V'jay always a breath of fresh air!

[@boblynn1926]

big fan of the col. thans guys. great discussion.

[@zionismisterrorism8716]

Free Palestine!

[@nushratjabeen3577]

#FREE PALESTINE ## Dear God keep us safe from the evil that we can see and the evil we can't Ameen. I feel so sorry for the poor people in Palestine.

[@askyalumumba3573]

This man is unmatched when it comes to geopolitics

[@amers247]

Great discussion. Thanks

[@marybranning8392]

Excellent.

[@aptorres01]

Great work guys 👏

[@abdikadirsalat6841]

WHAT ABOUT IRAQ🇮🇶TELLING USA PLEASE JUST LEAVE MY HOUSE YOUR PRESENCE NOT NECESSARY ANY MORE-OH!NO

[@davidnek8196]

Is that something new? Anglo / American governments have been doing exactly that since 1943 all around the world.

[@darinsingleton3553]

Very happy to do my very small part, by being a small-dollar sustaining donor to BTN.

[@jazening3075]

FASCINATING!👍🙏🐲🐉🐼🌏🙂❗️

[@Fungoul]

Comment counter: "27 comments" Comments visible: Seventeen #freezepeach

[@colorswordsandlearning]

"Liberal" "free" democracy.... 😂

[@Fungoul]

@@colorswordsandlearning _"They hate our FREEDOMS!"_ 🤣

[@mistermood4164]

That what happens when their are endless bots in KZbin comment section

[@THESEVENDON]

Africa knows what it wants and it’s not imperialists/colonials nations.

[@kvuppal1]

Vijay was asked to point out the silver lining if any, and he pointed out an even darker cloud beyond. I agree with him but I need to listen to a little Scott Ritter now to become more upbeat!

[@marcpedneault3362]

History always repeats.

[@pariaheep]

Wonderful discussion!

[@berkesattila5914]

But, thank God, this last time the nail turned out to be some special one and struck back and now is hammering the hammer.

[@spectrumofreality]

The US hasn't won a war since the rock was a secret weapon!

[@LaurenceMartinSask]

Canada is not just the country of big bad mining companies, and mining companies are not all big bad, by the way. In 2008 through its Truth and Reconciliation Commission, Canada is the first settlers colonial country to have begun a formal process of healing its past by acknowledging and apolgizing for the suffering inflicted on its indigenous people. This process is ongoing, and certainly for a long time. Canada's politics can be quite miserable in various ways, but this process called Truth and Reconciliation is a great hope for the future of the country. I ❤ Canada.

[@n2201]

Am I right in understanding that USSR collapsed because of very high military spending?

[@Rickelsonnih]

Though I am not a frequent viewer, I am disappointed that in such "a very latest update" - either the Hosts have not been keeping track on the latest update on the Sahel Alliance [Mali/Burkina Faso/ and Niger] - which ignores the actual latest [e.g., Capital Program Planning or enterprise resource planning {ERP] for enterprise project portfolio management [EPPM]/ life cycle development for MFG/SCM] agenda strategies on the ground in the Sahel Alliance. E.g., Prashad posits that the young rulers of the Sahel Alliance are without a governance agenda [e.g., a Transshipment agreement with African two port sovereignties] is a disappointing oversight [Track 15:30 -15:44] on the laps of Prashad and the podcast Hosts.

[@georwoogle]

✌✌✌

[@SANJ9710]

“Decide for yourself whose land it really is” - so damn true ! Long live Palestine ❤️🇵🇸

[@hubreydavid7864]

It's very difficult to give up what you have, that wasn't yours in the first place.

[@S.davani]

End of western era

[@Eric-eg8hw]

For control

[@user-qt2wt1bq6w]

من وين هذا الاعلاميه من اي بلدياشباب

[@JerryAlatalo]

Bring on Larry Romanoff...

[@ADLer60coacheslong]

Questions for Vijay, Rania, Eugene (and for us all) - Is anybody with competence to look at these things setting out to model the economic, social and political dimensions and timelines for: (a) Devising and implementing a process for calculating reparations debt based on a range of factors including long term historical through to the most recent contemporary offences, and the identification of extant culpable parties that may be states, corporate bodies and individuals ('tracing the poisoned fruit' so to speak)? (b) Conceptualising political processes at the community and state level through to regional and global levels for legislating and declaring reparations debt on culpable states, corporate bodies and individuals? (c) Devising a framework for classifying odious or toxic debt owed by sovereign nation states, corporate bodies or individuals to financial institutions whether sovereign states, national or international or private lenders? (d) Conceptualising political processes at the community and state level through to regional and global levels to legislate for and repudiate odious or toxic debt either by negotiation or unilaterally? (e) Marrying up (coordinating) the declaration of Reparations debt with the repudiation of odious toxic debt, implemented either on a piecemeal basis by individual states or groups of states, or in a fully concerted act of regional or global alliances? (f) Identifying the military and security conditions required to safeguard communities, nation states and regional alliances in the eventuality of declarations of Reparations debt coordinated with repudiation of odious toxic debt? (g) Formulating arrangements, agreements, treaties and pacts required to achieve military and security conditions to safeguard communities and nation states in the eventuality of coordinated declarations of Reparations debt with repudiation of odious toxic debt? Perhaps this kind of comprehensive study and planning is needed as part of the 'staging' for dismantling Western imperialist hegemony, dismissing unipolarity, establishing multipolar (or multi-nodal or polycentric) systems of global interaction, that seem to be the main items on the practical agenda.

[@sinekonata]

In 2001, the Taliban didn't try to negotiate at all... They even outright said they would give up Bin Laden if the US could prove he was responsible for 9-11, knowing full well it was the US who was behind 9-11. So they weren't being cooperative at all, they were very defiant. And they proved that was the right strategy because it only took 2 years of compradore corruption after that defeat, for the Taliban to re-launch a serious resistance in 2003 that would eventually succeed in 2021.

[@meatrackgames]

Hyperimperialism = Hyperdesperation.

[@LORDNAG1]

They are for whooping the imperial powers

[@Erfan]

historically - when the money lenders caused a debt crisis, in way or another, the debts would be partially or fully canceled and or the lenders and associated groups would be exiled … We have a situation today where the debt burden is enormous, and has added tremendous friction in the economy. Further, the lenders have captured key aspects of the government. This situation is not feasible nor tolerable for the majority of people. Yet politicians are unwilling to take on the debt challenge aside from calling for austerity … 😕

[@makahanp]

When it call for hammer don't be timid

[@user-gr7ep6do8l]

All usa has to do is open factories,and supply the caribbean,we prefer things made in usa.

[@pausereflect5911]

The fear of change (being negative in this case) and the certain loss of Mafioso power is not good, so they'll fight to keep it as it is.

[@jf7558]

Brilliant guest and commentary. Thank you for your continued transparent and informative program.

[@kingblondie7075]

How is it I got a Biden ad before this video 😂

[@monsjohnson8832]

The reason the US didn't send Blinken to Yemen, is that the Houthis had just used force to take over Yemen from its legitimate government, a war that caused over 377,000 civilian casualties. The Houthis showed they are willing to use force to achieve their objectives regardless of the cost. In this case, they were willing to used missiles and drones against any ship that was passing thru the Red Sea in spite of international laws the prohibit such actions. Yet, for some reason, the speakers think that it is the USA that is the villain because it wants to uphold international law by using force.

[@jaskarnrai8208]

Vijay is King.. Namashkaar from a fellow Indian from UK

[@PieterMengel-ww1xn]

All empires fall but ilove the freedom in america i live in a dictatorship

[@tsegaygarza6616]

But no body knows what tomorrow will look like? It’s true what yesterday was, and all detested it? Yes Africa is on right track knowing its yesterday but like all the rest of the world know little about tomorrow except hoping the best and face challenges headon!

[@abuwarith1]

These new leaders do know what they want, but you are not paying attention.

[@charleswilson8038]

Dark and scarry? You aint seen nothing yet.

[@kerwinbrown4180]

The USA is a League not an Empire. Study the Delian League to see. The purpose of the League is to maintain world wide commerce routes.

[@babahanuman83]

The lady would have had so many interesting things to tell

[@Arahansannihilation]

It's about prolonging a disease.

[@PieterMengel-ww1xn]

I will always say talk becoz u can millions cant do that get jailed bother about next meal enjoy yor freedoms!!

[@eskokauppila1327]

without atomicbomb

[@teebee3940]

Wait. There's a coke trade going on over there?? Of course the USA is there to oversee that trade. As they always have in other global locations, historically

[@floridadog7773]

Nesara Gesara

[@KomenJolokia-cd4np]

Dont push them so hard Dont repeat germany and japan's mistake