This is while poverty and social decay across the U.S. Even supposedly stronger Western states like those of the European Union are effectively under Washington’s economic tutelage.Īnother vital strategic objective is to militarize relations so that the United States can justify its gargantuan military budgets – $750 billion every year – in order to prop up the military-industrial complex that drives its otherwise defunct capitalist economy. In polarizing international relations, Washington can exert control over “allies and partners” (in reality, vassals and lackeys) by dictating the economic policy of nations – the euphemistically named “Washington Consensus” – that is designed so as to always benefit U.S. The ascendant reality of China as an alternative economic power and the shift in the global economy towards Eurasian integration is unbearable for the U.S. The emergence of a multipolar world is anathema to Washington’s dictate for unipolar hegemony (or what it cynically calls “rules-based order”). A vital element of this dominance is maintaining the privilege of the American dollar as the primary currency for world trade. As an imperial power, Washington must possess total domination in order to satisfy its economic imperatives. This polarization of international relations which ultimately leads to tensions, confrontation and war is an essential configuration for how U.S. This is another way of renewing the Cold War of dividing nations into making a choice between having the United States as a patron or choosing to side with Washington’s designated enemies. Biden is trying to foist an anachronistic dichotomy on the world whereby geopolitical rivals China and Russia can be cast as malign. This is what he means by the clarion call of “America is Back!”. It’s the cliched American dualist portrayal of the world as “good versus evil”.Įver since Joe Biden’s inauguration as 46th president, he has been endeavoring to bestow his administration with a historic mission of “standing up for democracy” against “authoritarianism”. leadership the other camp is for the “authoritarians” who are purportedly nefarious. Because the real aim of the event is to exclude China and Russia and polarize international relations into Cold War camps: one of the camps is designated “democracies” under supposedly noble U.S. The two-day proceedings are of little consequence, even for the American organizers. If a legion of nations couldn’t come up with anything coherent and binding regarding climate change after two weeks of in-person meetings at the COP26 summit in Glasgow, it’s even more remote that two days of global teleconferencing in Washington will deliver anything of significance.īut in any case, that’s beside the real unspoken purpose of Biden’s “democracy confab”. The forum is shaping up to be a giant, rambling talking fest that will produce heaps of useless verbiage. State Department, revolves around three main points: countering authoritarianism, fighting corruption, and upholding human rights. Delegates include heads of state, government leaders, diplomats and non-governmental organizations.
The Summit for Democracy will see 110 participants attend an online teleconference hosted by President Biden. They include Cuba, Iran, Nicaragua, North Korea, Syria and Venezuela, among others.
Neither are a lot of other countries many of whom happen to be on U.S. President Joe Biden turned 79 last week – near enough an octogenarian – and in the same week announced the invitation list for a so-called “democracy summit” to be held on December 9-10.Ĭhina and Russia aren’t on the list. Inviting some while not inviting others to your party is usually a ploy one associates with petulant, insecure teenagers.