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Will Iran join China, Russia and the United States as a fourth major power on the world stage? Iran's resilience in the face of the U.S.-Israeli war is already shifting the global balance of power, says American political scientist Robert Pape. "What you are seeing with Iran is that its geography, in combination with a level of drone technology that we simply cannot destroy," is demonstrating to other countries that they may not have to stay beholden to U.S. hegemony. "What makes us think we're really going to stop Iran from becoming a nuclear power in the next six months or a year?" asks Pape. "Iran is far stronger than it was just 40 days ago. It is in control of 20% of the world's oil. It is now an emerging fourth center of power. … The United States is on one side, and the rivals are China, Russia and now Iran."

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Sub-Saharan Africa remains the global epicenter of terrorism, accounting for more than half of all terrorism-related deaths for the third straight year in 2025, according to the Global Terrorism Index. However, some countries, including Burkina Faso, have recently recorded a decline in attacks and fatalities, signaling a potential shift in the security landscape despite years of escalating violence.

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Is the Western media telling the truth about Burkina Faso's revolution, or is it propaganda? In this video, we analyze the recent suspension of major outlets like the BBC, Voice of America, and The Guardian by the Traoré government. We'll look at the accusations of "biased coverage" regarding the security situation and Human Rights Watch reports that sparked the media clampdown.

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France vs. The AES

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In episode 68 of Global Majority for Peace, Nigerian investigative journalist David Hundeyin, founder of West Africa Weekly and The Spearhead @spearhead_af joins Ileana Chan to discuss his journey from award-winning journalism to political exile and the brutal reality of U.S. imperialism in Africa.

David traces his political awakening to his father's preventable death, which launched him into a confrontation with the Nigerian establishment and a career of full-contact investigative journalism. He details his explosive exposé of Nigeria's current president as a convicted U.S. drug dealer and CIA asset, the subsequent lawsuit against the CIA, FBI, and DEA, and how he was placed on a no-fly list after the 2020 Lekki massacre before fleeing into exile.

Together, Ileana and David explore what it truly means to be a politically conscious journalist in an age of empire, the revolutionary potential of the Alliance of Sahel States, and whether the multipolar world offers the Global South a genuine path out of dependency.
#nigeria #usimperialism #allianceofsahelstates #multipolarworld david Hundeyin is a Nigerian investigative journalist, author, and founder of West Africa Weekly and The Spearhead. He won the People Journalism Prize for Africa in 2020, and he was named one of the 100 Most Influential Africans of 2022 by New African Magazine. His sophomore nonfiction book titled ‘Breaking Point’ won the 2025 ANA Prize for Nonfiction. Hundeyin currently lives under political asylum protection in Ghana where he is working on his third book.

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0:00 - Introduction: David Hundeyin, Investigative Journalist in Exile
2:51 - Political Awakening, Lekki Massacre & Escape from Nigeria
6:42 - Exposing Nigeria's President as a CIA Asset & the FOIA Lawsuit
13:22 - The Realization: Marxists Were Right & Journalism Cannot Be Neutral
18:37 - The "Christian Genocide" Hoax & US Military Base in Nigeria
26:28 - David's Unknowing Role in a Western-Funded Propaganda Project
32:20 - Alliance of Sahel States (AES): Data Sovereignty & State-Led Development
45:08 - Challenging Neoliberalism: Government Has Business in Business
53:59 - Contradictions: The US Health Deal & Why Anti-Imperialism Cannot Be Half-Assed
1:02:39 - China's Zero-Tariff Policy & The Multipolar World

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