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EPISODE · Jan 30, 2026 · 19 MIN

The USA's crazy plan to destroy the UN and international law

from Geopolitical Economy Report · host Ben Norton

The Donald Trump administration is waging a war against all multilateral institutions and international law itself. He withdrew the US from most global organizations and created a "Board of Peace" as an alternative to the UN that is entirely controlled by the USA. Ben Norton explains the imperialist strategy to impose unipolar hegemony on the world. VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q3nGsmSI3EQ Topics 0:00 New phase of imperialism 1:17 US war on international law 2:03 US colonial expansionism 3:05 USA withdraws from international orgs 4:30 Board of Peace: Trump's UN alternative 6:27 Board of Peace isn't about Gaza 7:39 Board members: US officials & oligarchs 9:10 Most countries reject invitation 10:04 Trump didn't invite Africa 11:10 China opposes US-led world order 12:08 Trump's US unipolar pay-to-play plan 13:25 USA attacks Canada over China deal 15:19 Importance of international law 17:20 UN Charter upholds sovereignty 18:27 Goal of US imperialism 19:34 Outro

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