The hottest US Hegemony Substack posts right now

Just because a government commits abuses doesn't automatically justify the United States using military force to overthrow it. Those are two separate claims and forcing regime change needs its own independent moral and legal justification.
The United States has a long record of harmful interventions and often makes situations worse, so it's one of the least qualified actors to claim humanitarian motives. US foreign policy frequently serves geopolitical hegemony rather than genuinely stopping abuses.
Media and political narratives often conflate 'government X is bad' with 'the US should intervene,' so it's important to question assumptions and propaganda. Look at who benefits and whether the motive is truly humanitarian or about power and influence.

The Monroe Doctrine is presented as a hypocritical justification for US intervention in Latin America.
A painting of Nicolas Maduro is used to humanize him and to push back against narratives that justify external pressure on Venezuela.
The newsletter is reader-supported and asks for subscriptions or donations, while freely allowing reuse and republication of its content.

NATO Summit discussed risks of escalation in geopolitics.
Russian Army faces internal struggles, reflected in commander dismissal.
Turkey's complex geopolitical maneuvers involve balancing NATO, Russia, and Ottoman aspirations.

U.S. media tends to uphold the idea that the U.S. has noble intentions despite evidence of war crimes.
The distinction between murder and manslaughter when evaluating U.S. actions in wars may not be morally significant.
U.S. sanctions and actions can deliberately harm civilians despite claims of good intentions.

Economist Michael Hudson debunks Paul Krugman's arguments on de-dollarization, highlighting historical economic misconceptions by Krugman.
Krugman dismisses the importance of controlling the world's reserve currency, arguing it's overrated, but fails to address the impact of capital flows on currency values.
Krugman's defense of the US dollar relies on tautological reasoning, stating the dollar is powerful because it's widely used, without acknowledging geopolitical shifts away from the dollar.

Get a weekly roundup of the best Substack posts, by hacker news affinity:

President Theodore Roosevelt's 'big stick' foreign policy emphasized using military threat to achieve goals without force.
South Africa faced economic repercussions for snubbing US sanctions in relation to Russia, affecting its currency and economic autonomy.
Global economic models and geopolitics favor wealthy interests, leading to calls for renewed focus on democracy and economic autonomy for the benefit of the majority.

Latin America is planning to challenge the US dollar dominance by creating a new regional currency and financial architecture, aiming to reduce dependency on the dollar and IMF.
The proposed regional currency called 'Sur' could transform the landscape as the US dollar is currently used in 96% of trade transactions in the Americas.
The combined economies of Latin America make up nearly half the size of the US economy, showcasing significant potential for growth and economic independence if unified.

Latin American countries are challenging US hegemony and neocolonialism through regional organizations like CELAC, moving away from OAS.
The CELAC summit marked a strong stance against US influence, with calls to end US colonialism in Puerto Rico and the blockade on Cuba.
Venezuela's leadership, along with Cuba and Nicaragua, has been crucial in advancing multilateralism in Latin America, despite facing opposition.

An empire is like a national manic episode—full of grandiosity, recklessness, and the conviction that disaster only happens to other people.
Contemporary American imperialism often prefers killing and high-tech force over negotiation, treating other states as disposable and old rules as meaningless.
That approach shreds societies, breeds chaotic militias and state collapse, and produces unpredictable blowback that ultimately harms global stability and the empire itself.