New alliances of developing nations have been resisting neo-colonial plunder by working more closely together.

The following is the second installment in a series of five articles written by Saint Lucia-based journalist Earl Bousquet in connection with the upcoming Conference on ‘Colonialism, Neo-colonialism and Their Consequences’, which will be held in Caracas, Venezuela, starting on October 2.

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Several other significant global developments also unfolded in month between August 15 and September 15, 2025 in different (near and distant) parts of the world, that have snowballed into the first determined resistance and challenge to US imperialism by a Latin American and Caribbean nation since the Cuban Revolution.

These developments did not attract the level international media attention they each and together deserved, but all the other developments on different parts of the global stage represent different manifestations of the continuing decline of an empire built on roots and branches of feudalism, slavery, colonialism and imperial wars, vis-a-vis the birth and growth of a new world order dedicated to peace, security and development.

All these developments relate to Venezuela and the recent quick conversion of the Caribbean Sea – within one month — from a Zone of Peace to the world’s latest conflict zone, thanks to Washington’s relentless pursuit of regime change in Caracas, in the name of combating drugs shipments from Latin America to the USA.

Now, the Western world’s imperial plans have been further exposed – and with it the unprecedented levels of expressions of support for Venezuela’s right to defend its sovereignty and independence, especially with support from China and Russia.

New alliances of developing nations have also been resisting neo-colonial plunder by working more closely together, in pursuit of common national, regional and global goal.

Notable Developments

The following events are worth noting:

*. August 15 – US announced it was deploying a flotilla of warships and 4,500 troops to Latin America and the Caribbean, supposedly to fight drugs

*. August 28: Israel bombs Yemen and decapitates the Houthi leadership, including its Prime Minister

*. August 31 — US started an offensive combat training exercise on Vieques Island in Puerto Rico, to back-up its fleet of three American warships and a nuclear submarine already menacing Venezuela

*. September 1 — China hosts a meeting of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization-Plus (SCO+) in Tianjin, to discuss global issues and plan its responses to current common challenges

*. September 1 – Presidential Elections were held in Guyana, with President Dr Mohamed Irfaan Ali winning a second term

*. September 1 — Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro hosted an international press conference denouncing the deployment in Venezuelan and Caribbean waters of three US warships and a nuclear-powered submarine with combat troops abord

*. September 2 – A US battleship blasted a fishing boat killing 11 persons aboard who President Trump claimed were trafficking drugs from Venezuela to the USA

*. September 3: China hosted a military parade in Tiananmen Square to mark the 80th anniversary of Japan’s surrender in 1945

*. September 9: Israeli jets fired ten missiles at a residential compound in Doha, targeting Hamas negotiators gathered in Qatar to discuss a US peace proposal

*. September 9: Nine South American nations launched the Amazon International Police Cooperation Center (CCPI Amazônia), a new facility designed to promote collaboration between Amazon countries and Brazil, to coordinate efforts to combat environmental crimes, drug trafficking, arms smuggling and human trafficking

*. September 12: Member-states of the United Nations vote 142-10 to establish a Palestinian State

*. September 12: US combat troops boarded and occupied a Venezuelan fishing boat with five fishermen and held them for eight hours

*. September 14: A meeting took place at the Academy of Sciences of São Paulo, Brazil, attended by representatives of more than 50 political parties and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) from Brazil, Venezuela, Chile and Cuba to discuss the latest regional concerns about US plans for Venezuela

*. September 14: US Secretary of State Marco Rubio flew to Israel to meet Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, ahead of a similar visit to Qatar

*. September 15: Representatives of 57 Arab and Islamic Nations met in Doha to discuss a united response to Israel’s attack on Qatar

*. September 15: President Maduro hosted another international press to highlight the latest US aggressive postures and reaffirming his nation’s determination to resist any incursions

*. September 15: Colombian President Gustavo Petro called for an urgent CELAC meeting to discuss the US aggression against Venezuela

*. September 15: President Trump announced a second deadly attack on a speedboat he claimed was transporting illegal drugs to the US, killing three persons on board. (There would be several such attacks that have taken many lives of unidentified people President Trump claims were smuggling drugs from Venezuela – but without offering any proof.)

*. September 15: A growing number of US legislators questioned the legality of the president’s approved actions against Venezuela and demanding full investigations 

*. September 15: President Trump jets off to the UK for a state visit, leaving Vice President J.D. Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio in charge at home

Common Responses

The first month of events tabled above spanned continents, oceans, skies and borders — but are all linked by common threads from the declining empire’s responses to the increasing global influence and demonstrated capabilities of developing nations, most now willing to pool resources in a common fight for survival and progress.

But they also shared a common denominator: the determination of developing nations in the Global South to continue forging win-win multinational and continental cooperation – and stop playing by the old Books of Rules that have governed international affairs in the last eight decades.

The 21st Century imperial order featuring the G-7 (the Western world’s seven richest nations), the European Union (EU) and the NATO trans-Atlantic military alliance (and the multitude of other bilateral and multilateral regional alliances) is also declining.

The West has lost its earlier levels of global dominance, increasingly challenged by the new economic and political alliances uniting developing nations — from the BRICS+ alliance to the Shanghai Cooperation Organization-Plus (SCO+).

The Arab and Islamic world is also now joining Asian, African, Latin American and Caribbean regional groupings to offer common responses to the common threats to their future from the Global North.

The Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) and the Bolivarian Alliance for Our America (ALBA) have also become platforms for regional progress and the Alliance of Sahel States (AES) is offering new paths for liberation in Africa.

That’s all happening as more nations in different regions continue responding to the collective onslaughts from the Global North and Western powers, by uniting their resources and people, while establishing new global mechanisms to address engineered and sustained historical inequities and build a new global human order.

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