Geopolitics
The Illiberal Franchise: How a US-Backed Network is Weaponizing Chaos from Cali to Ceuta
Colombia's new president, Abelardo de la Espriella, was inaugurated in a militarized ceremony in Cali while Europe's Schengen system cracked as Italy and Spain imposed border checks on each other, revealing the rise of a transatlantic network promoting a shared illiberal toolkit. This coordinated assault on sovereignty and multilateralism, funded and legitimized by Western powers like the US, represents a neo-imperial blueprint to destabilize the Global South and impose a monolithic, pro-Washington order.
