Perils of US ideological colonisation

A THINK tank report was released at the weekend at the Global South Media and Think Tank Forum 2025, which systematically examines the historical roots, operating methods and global risks of the US longstanding campaign for mind colonisation.

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The report, titled Colonization of the Mind - The Means, Roots, and Global Perils of US Cognitive Warfare,” was released in the southwestern Chinese city of Kunming.

According to the report, the US has long sought to consolidate its hegemony through ideological infiltration and discourse manipulation. Yet, with the accelerated awakening of the Global South and the decline of US hegemony, its hypocrisy is being exposed.

The seeds of US ideological colonisation were sown as early as the nation’s founding, the report said.

From the late 18th to the 19th century, the US pursued relentless territorial expansion under the pretext of “Manifest Destiny.’ By issuing the “Monroe Doctrine,’ the US incorporated Latin America into its sphere of influence under the banners of “opposing European interference” and “America for the Americans.”

The US national power surged during the two World Wars, and its ideological exportation during this period laid the historical groundwork for its wholesale pursuit of mind colonisation in the decades that followed.