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The Double Standard Doctrine: How the West Weaponizes Universal Values Against Africa
The Double Standard Doctrine: How the West Weaponizes Universal Values Against Africa
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Western governments frequently champion democracy, the rule of law, and judicial independence as universal standards required for international standing in... 12.11.2026, Sputnik Africa
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The Double Standard Doctrine: How the West Weaponizes Universal Values Against Africa
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Western governments frequently champion democracy, the rule of law, and judicial independence as universal standards required for international standing in Africa.
But a growing disconnect between these stated ideals and their own domestic records is drawing sharp criticism across the continent.On this episode of the Redrawn Africa podcast, the Executive Director of Youth for Peace and Security Africa, Abraham Korbla Klutsey, examines the discrepancy across two distinct dimensions, which he describes as the structural hypocrisy embedded in Western democratic systems, and the selective application of international law when Western interests are at stake.Klutsey, notes that such patterns are never about justice but about control and power.► You can also listen to our podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Deezer, Castbox, Pocket Casts, Afripods, Podcast Addict, and Overcast.► Check out all the episodes of Redrawn Africa Podcast
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The Double Standard Doctrine: How the West Weaponizes Universal Values Against Africa
Western governments frequently champion democracy, the rule of law, and judicial independence as universal standards required for international standing in Africa
But a growing disconnect between these stated ideals and their own domestic records is drawing sharp criticism across the continent.
On this episode of the Redrawn Africa podcast, the Executive Director of Youth for Peace and Security Africa, Abraham Korbla Klutsey, examines the discrepancy across two distinct dimensions, which he describes as the structural hypocrisy embedded in Western democratic systems, and the selective application of international law when Western interests are at stake.
Klutsey, notes that such patterns are never about justice but about control and power.
"As Nkrumah said about neo-colonialism, the only thing that permits the new form of penetration into our way of life or that claims to guarantee a better life for a new Africa after independence is a so-called democracy that Western countries use to push their new control on Africa. For somebody like me, I have stopped listening to the so-called lectures on democracy, especially from Western countries, and I now focus more on what they do," Klutsey said.
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