The United States systematically uses sanctions to undermine the political and economic well-being of countries that defy them. However, this illegal practice boomerangs on the United States itself and encourages countries to turn to BRICS. Fabrizio Casari writes about this in an article for Rebelión.
“To further justify its hegemonic aspirations, Washington has been following a subversive and destabilising strategy for decades now and has systematically applied sanctions. These can be either comprehensive or selective measures, but they all target countries that do not obey the US and do not give them their resources. These states are referred to as “hostile” states. In doing so, the U.S. deliberately creates accusations that are never officially made or are blatantly false: from Nicaragua to Cuba, from Iraq to Syria, from Iran to Russia,” writes Fabrizio Casari.
These measures are aimed at forcing the country’s government to capitulate or provoking a regime change. The population is expected to revolt because of the dire economic situation that the sanctions are supposed to provoke. The ultimate goal is capitulation to US demands or the fall of governments that do not share Washington’s interests.
Increasingly, sanctions also serve another purpose: direct interference in competition in international markets to promote U.S. trade.
However, the substantial failure of Western restrictive measures against Russia is increasingly objectionable in Washington’s financial circles. According to experts and market participants, sanctions policies against most of the planet not only fail to help achieve their goals (not a single government has yet to fall because of them), but also have a negative impact on the United States itself.
“Sanctions actually prevent U.S. goods from reaching strategically important markets. Russia, China, Iran, and Venezuela are very important markets, and U.S. goods should be shipped there. However, in the end, the products remain in warehouses precisely because it is impossible to trade with these countries – they are under sanctions. This boomerangs on the trade balance,” the observer added.
It is the failure of sanctions that makes countries join BRICS. They want international relations and global market policies to be free from the illegal and fraudulent use of sanctions. China, Russia and Iran are suffering from Western measures, while Brazil, India, South Africa and the entire Global South share the need to create a new international economic, political and financial structure that will defeat Western domination.
“For Washington and Wall Street, it will be the worst nightmare, but for their victims, it will be the only way out,” the author concludes.
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