Episode 13 - Prof. David Monyae and Mr Na'eem Jeenah: Power and the Fall of American Moral Authority

In conversation with Prof. David Monyae and Mr Na'eem Jeenah on the Power and the Fall of American Moral Authority. Prof. David Monyae is an international relations and foreign policy expert with a Ph.D. in International Relations from the University of Witwatersrand. He is currently the director of the Centre for Africa-China Studies and the Confucius Institute at the University of Johannesburg. Na'eem Jeenah is currently a Senior Researcher at the Mapungubwe Institute for Strategic Reflection, and was previously the Executive Director of the Afro-Middle East Centre, a research institute dedicated to studying the Middle East and North Africa and relations between that region and the rest of Africa. Chapters: 00:00:00 Intro 00:00:08 The Post-1945 American World Order Is Over 00:04:00 The Dollar as the Ultimate Power: Why the US Will Never Surrender It 00:06:47 Petrodollar Erosion: Venezuela, Iran, Nigeria & Local Currency Trade 00:10:10 Rules-Based Order Was Built for Europe, Not for Us 00:12:40 South America as America's Backyard: A Century of Intervention 00:18:19 Greenland, Arctic Shipping & Trump's Strategic Logic 00:21:59 The Panama Canal, Tariffs & Controlling Global Trade Routes 00:25:15 Nigeria Joins BRICS: Why Washington Is Now Watching Lagos 00:26:35 Russia, Gulf States & the New Players Entering Africa 00:29:02 The ICJ Gamble: Using Western Institutions Against the West 00:32:03 Canada vs Venezuela: Heavy Crude and the Real Reason for Sanctions 00:36:40 What Does China Actually Want? Not Colonies — But Access 00:40:09 Trump's Christian Nationalist Base & Its Foreign Policy Reach 00:47:11 Solidarity in the New Order: What Forms Are Still Possible? 00:51:03 South Africa's Position: GNU, BRICS & Navigating the Fire 00:55:17 Is a US Military Intervention in South Africa Possible? 01:05:04 New Forms of Solidarity Outside Western Institutions 01:10:00 Closing: What the Global South Must Build Together The views expressed in this conversation are those of the participants and are shared to encourage informed discussion and critical engagement. *** Don't Forget To Share And Subscribe***