Walden Bello on Why the Global South Is Suspicious of U.S. Motives in Ukraine War

Richard Mellor

I have heard of Waldon Bellow but know nothing about him other than what I learn in this video. There is a lot I agree with in this brief analysis including his criticism of the US's  provocative role in the Ukraine and Eastern Europe coming after its disastrous and costly exit from Afghanistan. As the world's dominant superpower, being driven out of Afghanistan by its former allies in the effort to end the Russian occupation of that country, (men in sandals with no sea or air power) the US needs to re-assert itself on the global stage especially given the competition both economic and militarily, from China.

I am sure sections of the Filipino bourgeois may just be hedging their bets but  I think his views at the end with regard to China invading Taiwan are most likely fairly popular among Filipino and South Est Asian workers. The truth is that US imperialism has a long record of instigating these crises or eliminating any regime or opposition to its Neo-liberal foreign policy; all colonizing powers and imperialist forces do this. The Philippines I believe was a colony of Spain until the Spanish American war and was bought by the US for $20 million after its victory. 

Much of what is termed here the Global South or countries that were dominated by or were colonies of European nations like Britain France and Spain,  now being imperialised and dominated by US capital, are very distrustful of US intentions. I do not think Bellow's caution here has to to with revenge, but lessons of history. The people of the former colonial world have long memories.