In this in-depth interview, Vijay Prasad offers a sweeping analysis of the U.S. escalation against Venezuela, the alleged kidnapping of President Nicolás Maduro, and the enduring legacy of the Monroe Doctrine in Latin America.🔴🔴🔴Support Independent media to remain bold: https://patreon.com/IndiaGlobalLeftLink for donation: https://paypal.me/sankymudiar🔴🔴🔴We begin by unpacking how the United States exercises asymmetric power—through sanctions, coercive diplomacy, financial warfare, and media narratives—and how these tools shape outcomes in Venezuela and across the Global South. Prasad explains what remains of Maduroismo today: the political structures, popular support, and contradictions within Venezuela’s Bolivarian process.The conversation also explores Delcy Rodríguez’s interventions, the meaning of sovereignty under siege, and whether U.S. power is entering a phase of strategic decline—or becoming more reckless as it weakens.Beyond Venezuela, we examine the future of U.S. interventions globally, the limits of conservative critiques of Donald Trump’s foreign policy, and whether such critiques offer anything meaningful for anti-imperialist movements.Finally, Prasad turns to strategy:• Can the Left unite anti-corporatism and anti-landlordism into a mass politics?• Is a gentle critique of imperialism ever useful—and does the same logic apply to critiques of capitalism itself?• What kind of clarity is required to rebuild an internationalist Left today?This interview is essential viewing for anyone seeking to understand U.S. imperial power, Latin American resistance, and the strategic dilemmas facing the global Left.🔴🔴🔴Follow us on Substack: https://substack.com/@indiagloballeftTwitter: https://twitter.com/Indiagloballeft Instagram https://www.instagram.com/indiagloballeft/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61559411353392Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/69Y9iCWUv8ha3ATsPWtWk0?si=ee1f0de3de094f17Telegram: https://t.me/+WNlqoiv1Rhg5NjEx🔴🔴🔴

In this in-depth interview, Iranian scholar Mohammad Marandi breaks down the latest protests in Iran and places them within the wider context of U.S. imperial strategy and regime-change operations.We discuss who is protesting inside Iran, the social and ideological composition of the opposition, and the external forces backing and amplifying unrest. Marandi draws direct parallels between Iran and recent developments in Venezuela, Sri Lanka, and Bangladesh, arguing that these cases reveal a consistent American playbook for destabilizing sovereign states.The conversation also examines whether the U.S. and Israel will escalate beyond protest support, potentially following the Venezuela model of sanctions, economic warfare, and political sabotage—or even military confrontation. We analyze the role of Gulf monarchies, their strategic alignment with Washington and Tel Aviv, and how they may participate in efforts to weaken Iran.This interview offers a critical perspective rarely heard in Western media, challenging dominant narratives around protests, democracy, and “humanitarian intervention.”📌 Topics covered:Who is protesting in Iran—and whyForeign backing of protests and information warfareThe American Empire’s global strategyVenezuela, Sri Lanka & Bangladesh comparisonsU.S.–Israel regime-change tacticsIran’s opposition forces and ideologyThe Gulf states’ role in confronting Iran🔔 Subscribe for independent geopolitical analysis beyond Western media narratives.

In this wide-ranging interview, former U.S. ambassador Chas Freeman offers a blunt assessment of Washington’s latest escalation against Venezuela and its global consequences.Freeman examines President Trump’s treatment of President Nicolás Maduro, arguing that the episode amounts to a political hostage crisis rather than legitimate diplomacy. He explains how the United States is openly violating international law through unilateral sanctions—and why much of the world now views U.S. power as coercive rather than rules-based.We also discuss:How other countries can counter U.S. sanctions and legal overreachThe reaction of the MAGA camp to the Venezuela escalationWhether Washington has a coherent strategy ahead—or is improvisingThe geopolitical impact of oil sanctions on China, Cuba, Russia, and the Global SouthWhy energy warfare is becoming a central tool of U.S. foreign policyThis conversation is essential viewing for anyone trying to understand U.S. imperial strategy, the future of sanctions, and the shifting global balance of power.📌 Guest: Chas W. Freeman Jr., former U.S. Ambassador and Assistant Secretary of Defense📌 Topics: Venezuela, Trump, Maduro, sanctions, oil geopolitics, China, Russia, international law, MAGA