Geopolitical Economy Report

How China & Russia help Global South countries defend against US interventionism: Nicaragua explains

Jul 24, 2025

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.

Topics

0:00 Global South is Global Majority

0:54 US interventions in Latin America

1:59 US imperialism in Nicaragua

3:12 CIA-backed Contras

5:18 Coup attempts in Nicaragua

6:03 China builds infrastructure

7:58 Nicaragua praises China & Russia

9:22 (CLIP) Daniel Ortega on China & Russia

10:11 46th anniversary of Sandinista Revolution

11:04 (CLIP) Ortega on European colonialism

11:33 US colonialist William Walker

13:19 (CLIP) Daniel Ortega on US imperialism

13:47 US military occupation & Sandino

14:32 Somoza dictatorship

15:22 US Contra war

16:29 (CLIP) Ortega on the Contras

17:54 ICJ case Nicaragua v USA

19:20 Inspirations for Sandinistas

20:17 (CLIP) Ortega on Haitian Revolution

21:43 Simón Bolívar on US imperialism

22:34 Algerian Revolution

23:00 Russian & Chinese Revolutions

23:13 (CLIP) Revolutions in Russia & China

23:46 USSR & China defeated fascism in WWII

25:13 Remilitarization of Europe

25:54 (CLIP) Ortega: West prepares for war

26:34 Fascism has roots in European colonialism

27:36 (CLIP) Ortega on fascism & colonialism

29:57 Palestine

31:07 (CLIP) Daniel Ortega on Palestine

32:01 Iran

32:23 UN is dominated by Western powers

32:59 United Nations & Miguel d'Escoto

34:19 UN can't stop illegal US wars

34:56 (CLIP) Ortega: We need a new UN

36:03 Global South perspectives

37:21 Outro

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