Geopolitical Economy Report
Geopolitical Economy Report
Ben Norton
How China & Russia help Global South countries defend against US interventionism: Nicaragua explains
37 minutes Posted Jul 23, 2025 at 11:18 pm.
Global South is Global Majority
US interventions in Latin America
US imperialism in Nicaragua
CIA-backed Contras
Coup attempts in Nicaragua
China builds infrastructure
Nicaragua praises China & Russia
(CLIP) Daniel Ortega on China & Russia
46th anniversary of Sandinista Revolution
(CLIP) Ortega on European colonialism
US colonialist William Walker
(CLIP) Daniel Ortega on US imperialism
US military occupation & Sandino
Somoza dictatorship
US Contra war
(CLIP) Ortega on the Contras
ICJ case Nicaragua v USA
Inspirations for Sandinistas
(CLIP) Ortega on Haitian Revolution
Simón Bolívar on US imperialism
Algerian Revolution
Russian & Chinese Revolutions
(CLIP) Revolutions in Russia & China
USSR & China defeated fascism in WWII
Remilitarization of Europe
(CLIP) Ortega: West prepares for war
Fascism has roots in European colonialism
(CLIP) Ortega on fascism & colonialism
Palestine
(CLIP) Daniel Ortega on Palestine
Iran
UN is dominated by Western powers
United Nations & Miguel d'Escoto
UN can't stop illegal US wars
(CLIP) Ortega: We need a new UN
Global South perspectives
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China and Russia help formerly colonized countries in the Global South defend their sovereignty amid constant US meddling and aggression, argues Daniel Ortega, President of Nicaragua, a Latin American country that has been invaded and militarily occupied by the USA multiple times. Ben Norton reports on the history of the Sandinista Revolution, and the struggle against Western imperialism.
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