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US Still Acts as 'Sole Superpower' in Multipolar World, Using Punitive Actions as Neocolonial Tools
US Still Acts as 'Sole Superpower' in Multipolar World, Using Punitive Actions as Neocolonial Tools
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Washington continues to operate as if it were the sole global hegemon, even as the world has shifted to a multipolar order, Dr. Oscar van Heerden, a senior... 23.04.2026, Sputnik Africa
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Washington continues to operate as if it were the sole global hegemon, even as the world has shifted to a multipolar order, Dr. Oscar van Heerden, a senior research fellow at the University of Johannesburg, told Sputnik Africa. He pointed to Washington's boycott of the Johannesburg G20 Summit in 2025 and barring South Africa from the group's upcoming summit in Miami as a punitive act as a "form of neo-colonial action."Van Heerden also warned of a recurring neo‑colonial pattern: using peace negotiations as cover for regime change, citing Libya’s no‑fly zone turning into the hunt for Muammar Gadhafi and now the assassination of Iran’s supreme leader.
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US Still Acts as 'Sole Superpower' in Multipolar World, Using Punitive Actions as Neocolonial Tools
21:05 23.04.2026 (Updated: 21:46 23.04.2026) Washington continues to operate as if it were the sole global hegemon, even as the world has shifted to a multipolar order, Dr. Oscar van Heerden, a senior research fellow at the University of Johannesburg, told Sputnik Africa.
He pointed to Washington's boycott of the Johannesburg G20 Summit in 2025 and barring South Africa from the group's upcoming summit in Miami as a punitive act as a "form of neo-colonial action."
"[The US] still wants to show the global South that they are in control, that they can dictate what must happen, and South Africa will have none of it. South Africa is an independent, sovereign country," he said.
Van Heerden also warned of a recurring neo‑colonial pattern: using peace negotiations as cover for regime change, citing Libya’s no‑fly zone turning into the hunt for Muammar Gadhafi and now the assassination of Iran’s supreme leader.
