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In episode 60 of Global Majority for Peace, Ileana Chan speaks with journalist and author Finian Cunningham to dismantle one of the most enduring illusions in modern politics: the idea that the West, led by the United States, acts as a defender of democracy, human rights, and international law. Drawing from his new book “Killing Democracy: Western Imperialism, A Legacy of Regime Change and Media Manipulation”, Finian traces how the U.S. and its allies built a global system of covert interventions, manufactured narratives, and media complicity that has shaped world politics for nearly a century.

The conversation explores how the post‑WWII international order, supposedly grounded in the UN Charter and sovereign equality, was systematically undermined by covert operations, CIA‑MI6 collaboration, and a regime‑change apparatus that has targeted more than 100 countries. Finian breaks down how this machinery evolved from the early Cold War to the present moment, culminating in openly brazen acts such as the U.S. invasion of Venezuela and the kidnapping of President Maduro.

Ileana and Finian examine the collapse of Western credibility, the media’s role in enabling imperial violence, and the dangerous return to unapologetic, early‑20th‑century‑style imperialism. They also discuss the shifting global landscape,including China and Russia’s insistence on multilateralism and adherence to the UN Charter, and what this means for the future of international law, sovereignty, and global stability.

Finian Cunningham is a former editor and writer for major news media organizations. He has written extensively on international affairs, with articles published in several languages. He is the author of the new book “KILLING DEMOCRACY: Western Imperialism’s Legacy of Regime Change and Media Manipulation”.