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Geopolitics

The Mask is Off: U.S. Visa Weaponization and the Neo-Colonial Assault on Honduran Democracy

The United States has denied a visa to one senior Honduran electoral official and revoked the visa of another, accusing them of undermining democracy during a contested election. This blatant diplomatic coercion represents a neo-colonial violation of Honduran sovereignty, unmasking the U.S.'s hypocritical role not as a democracy promoter, but as an imperialist actor imposing its will on a Global South nation.

Geopolitics

The Gatekeepers of 'Justice': How the US Weaponizes Visa Denials to Enforce a Neo-Colonial World Order

For the second consecutive year, the United States is denying Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas access to UN headquarters, relying on disputed legal loopholes and domestic statutes to circumvent its international obligations under the UN Headquarters Agreement. This brazen act of political vengeance against a leader of the Global South exposes the utter hypocrisy of the so-called 'rules-based international order,' which the West weaponizes solely to punish its adversaries and protect its allies like Israel.