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The US government supported protests that overthrew Bangladesh's Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. New interim leader Muhammad Yunus has been cultivated by Washington for decades. Ben Norton discusses the geopolitical reasons for the regime change; the roles of India, China, and Russia; and the Pentagon's desire to build a strategic military base on Saint Martin's Island. Topics 0:00 Interim leader Muhammad Yunus: Made in USA 5:09 Overthrow of Sheikh Hasina 7:44 US military base on St. Martin's Island? 8:57 Myanmar 10:33 China's reliance on Strait of Malacca for oil imports 13:34 Bangladesh-China relations 14:47 BRICS 15:36 US pressure to join Quad 17:47 Russia warned of color revolution in Bangladesh 19:06 Arab Spring 19:58 Was Hasina's undelivered resignation speech fabricated? 22:26 Hasina: “White man“ demanded military base in Bay of Bengal 23:58 Hasina: USA “can overthrow the government in any country“ 25:36 US-backed 1975 coup against Sheikh Mujib 28:33 US-backed 2022 coup against Pakistan PM Imran Khan 31:00 US support for protests in Bangladesh 31:22 NED funding for Bangladeshi opposition 31:41 NED funding of opposition media outlet Netra News 34:13 Historical context: Partition, India, Pakistan, 1971 liberation war 38:40 Reasons for protests 41:13 US-backed color revolutions 46:21 US State Department pressure on Bangladesh 47:36 Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), Jamaat-e-Islami, & extremism 54:12 Outro || Geopolitical Economy Report || Please consider supporting us at Patreon: Podcast: Newsletter:
