NATO's
invasion in Latin America begins from Colombia
While
the global attention turned to Trump-Jong Un meeting in Singapore,
with Donnie giving another theatrical
performance, the US empire made a move that could
be easily considered a strong signal for a dramatic change. The
Western imperialists are about to split the alliance, starting a race
to secure the new spheres of influence. It could be proved very
critical on re-shaping the global geopolitical balance in the close
future.
As
reported by MintPressNews:
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Colombia’s
formal partnership with the North Atlantic Treaty Organization
(NATO) marks the first time that a Latin American country has
joined the European group, and signals a new shift toward the
Global South by the Cold War-era alliance.
[...]
NATO
began its partnership agreement with the South American nation in
May 2017, immediately following the peace deal between Bogota and
the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC-EP), yet the
country still continues to be plagued by right-wing paramilitary
activity, security forces who act with impunity, and the dire
inequality that originally birthed groups such as FARC-EP.
[...]
According
to NATO, the new partnership will focus on cybersecurity, maritime
security, and anti-terror and organized crime operations. The
partnership will also include programs relating to the
standardization of military practices, joint training and military
exercises, and the modernization of the Colombian Armed Forces
along NATO lines.
[...]
While
the news came as a surprise to some, Colombia and the North
Atlantic alliance have long collaborated in these fields. The
process is the culmination of right-wing President Alvaro Uribe’s
opening-up of the country to the United States during the bloody
“Plan Colombia” campaign versus FARC-EP, which saw the U.S.
provide military aid to the country. By 2009, Uribe fast-tracked
an agreement granting the U.S. military the use of two maritime
bases, three air force bases, and two army bases in the country.
Under
Uribe’s successor, Santos, the Colombian Ministry of Defense
signed the first security and cooperation agreement with NATO in
2013, provoking an outcry from progressive governments in the
region including Venezuela, Nicaragua, Bolivia, Brazil and
Ecuador.
[...]
Bolivian
President Evo Morales denounced the move as a “provocation”
and conspiracy against the “anti-imperialist Bolivarian
countries” in the hemisphere, noting that the agreement came
shortly after Santos had met with Venezuelan coup-supporter
Henrique Capriles.
Morales
noted: “How is it possible that Colombia wants to be a member
of NATO? What for? To have NATO commit aggression against Latin
America, so they can invade us, as they have done in Europe,
Africa and Asia?”
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While it
seems that Colombia was involved in negotiations for this
unprecedented agreement for a Latin America country at least a year
ago, the final decision came right after the recent G7 fiasco. The
latest G7 gathering only confirmed the definite cracks in the Western
alliance, as Germany attempts to decouple itself from the US tight
military engagement in order to form
its own imperialist empire.
The fact
that the United States rushed to formalize Colombia's partnership
with NATO right after G7 meeting, indicates high insecurity and
anxiety, as the Empire for decades was considering Latin America a de
facto US-dominated backyard. It shows that in today's multi-polar and
complex geopolitical ground, developments are rapid and frequently
difficult to be predicted.
For
decades, the United States attempted to control Latin America through
dirty wars, military coups and right-wing puppet regimes. Yet, now
that Washington sees the danger to lose control over Europe, it needs
a formal and permanent expansion throughout its backyard, in order to
secure its Latin America sphere of influence.
These
plans are probably related to US efforts to wipe
out the last Leftist governments in Latin America
in an ongoing operation. The Empire wants to form a suitable ground
with right-wing puppet regimes in order to expand NATO throughout
Latin America, starting from Colombia. After that, it would be
extremely difficult to see again independent Leftist governments in
the region.
One of
the biggest 'headaches' for the US empire against these plans, is, of
course, Venezuela. Washington's hawks want to overthrow Maduro and
install a completely controlled right-wing government by all means.
Recall that Trump administration has threatened Venezuela openly even
with a military invasion.
So,
Venezuela is crucial not only because of its significant oil
reserves, but because it may spoil US plans for permanent domination
in Latin America, by delaying dramatically NATO's expansion. As the
political unrest is still taking place in the region, new Leftist
movements and leaders may rebound in Brazil, Argentina and elsewhere.
This means that the US will soon be confronted with a situation very
difficult to control.
But
things are not better either for the other potential and ambitious
imperialist empire to the other side of the Atlantic. Germany starts
to realize its quite limited power, especially now that the
anti-establishment political parties have taken over Italy. And this
is not the only problem it has to deal with.
Germany's
current economic superiority has been established through eurozone.
Yet, the highly problematic monetary union is still facing multiple
systemic threats coming from different sides.
Eurozone has been transformed into a financial
dictatorship with permanent austerity and
sado-monetarism in favor of Germany's surpluses. Add to that the
sudden refugee crisis that found Germany and Europe completely
unprepared and unable to handle, and you have the perfect recipe for
a possible EU ugly collapse in the future.
Recall
also that, on 24 March 2014, the G7 members cancelled the planned G8
summit that was to be held in June that year in the Russian city of
Sochi, and suspended Russia′s membership of the group, due to
Russia's annexation of Crimea; nevertheless, they stopped short of
outright permanent expulsion.
Inside
all that mess, it appears that the US empire is mobilizing its
military power as the only option to prevent further Chinese economic
expansion. Unless there is a silent agreement to share peacefully the
new spheres of influence with Europe and the Sino-Russian bloc,
Washington's hawks will impose US power through weapons. A very
common practice for decades. Only this time it will be much more
brutal and dangerous because the US beast is wounded and ran out of
alternatives.
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