🔍 Here's the lowdown: Earlier this week, on January 5, 2026, at an emergency meeting of the UN Security Council focused on Venezuela, economist and UN advisor Jeffrey Sachs dropped a bombshell. He laid out 79 years of US intervention tactics, from full-on wars to secret ops and economic sanctions. 🌍💥
According to Sachs, since 1947 the US has repeatedly used:
- War and covert operations 💣 (think secret missions aimed at toppling governments)
- Incitement of unrest and support for armed groups 🔥
- Media manipulation 📺 (controlling the narrative through biased reporting or bribed outlets)
- Bribery of officials 💸
- Economic sanctions 💰 (freezing assets or blocking trade to force policy changes)
By spelling out this playbook, Sachs challenged us to rethink how superpowers shape global politics behind the scenes. For young people here in South and Southeast Asia—used to catching headlines on our phones or discussing geopolitics in WhatsApp groups—this perspective is a wake-up call to dig deeper. 💡
What's your take? Do these tactics still shape the world we scroll through every day? Share your thoughts and keep the convo going! 🤔👇
Reference(s):
cgtn.com
