Not just madness but evil intent

Vijay, you are the best. Keep up the truth.

Thank you BreakThrough News and Vijay. Independent journalists with journalistic integrity are the heroes of our time.

Every word Vijay has saud is the absolute truth. NATO is the right arm of US imperialism. Its such a lie when the warmonger, Stoltenberg says "we are a defensive organisation." As has been stated, Libya, Iraq, Serbia, Afganistan and now they want to expand their war efforts to the Far East.

Always great to hear from Vijay!

Whenever I have the fortune to see Dr. VJ Pasad on KZfaq I stopped to listen to him. He's a walking, talking, in the old days we'll say "encyclopedia. " I don't know what is the phrase today replaced encyclopedia, 😊 but you understand my meaning. Dr. VJ Pasad is a gentleman who is a walking and talking library. 😂 A decent human being on top it all. 👍👍👍

Never heard vijay before but he nails it. Bravo.

Kudos to Vijay Prashad for speaking truth without reservations

Thank you for the good work you do and for having Vijay on again to explain these matters. He’s of course correct as usual, doesn’t matter who is the next president if they come from the duopoly system we have. It’s time to vote a 3rd party candidate. Enough is enough! Free Palestine 🇵🇸 & Free Assange ✌🏼✊🏽

We should start “Americans Against NATO” or something like that. The only way to stop this empire is from inside.

nato is not a defensive alliance. They illegally bombed Yugoslavia (direct violation of the UN Charter). We must never forget what they did to Libya, Afghanistan, Iraq, Syria etc.

Their NATO madness is out of fear and narcissism

Vijay Prashad always on point 👍✨️

Best advice every country should build good relations so no chance of conflict

Business runs the world and the war business is booming..😂😂😂😂😂

Awesome show!!! It’s always great hearing Vijay Prashad speak. Very intelligent human being!!!

Is it weakness in Europe or are they a cabal of evil...as Vijay said...sold their soul.. soulless.

A peaceful European countries poked the Bear on US master order is called "stupid"

V.j,👍👍👍 never tired of reasoning,and conclusion, need more sane people like y ou.

"When your core philosophy is violence, every relationship you're party to will eventually lead to war."

100 % with u NATO SHOULD B BANNED.?

Thanks kids, I'm older than all of you, and am happy that young people are taking the lead and spreading the truth! Respect to you all🙏

They have a saying in Germany. 'When Greens rot they turn Brown.'

Europe/Anglo-Saxon world going full crusader mode again - happens in times of socio-political upheaval and economic scarcity. This time they control North American (USA, Canada) and Oceania (Australia and NZ) and deeply afraid of loosing a ~200 year hegemony. What could possibly go wrong?

Vijay Prashad assesment on Trump's comment on NATO was spot on. Every common sense person was reading it as he did.

Vijay is the bomb!

Well said. Thanks for sharing and surfacing the truth. 👏👍

How many wars has NATO started?

I can't agree more with Vijay Prashad

Why cant most people see this obviousness

Your channel is very much appreciated, You are appreciated for giving unique insights into the mechanics of Geo-Poolitic., more so in the dark times of Gaza Genocide which has shaken the Core Of Humanity........Also, Mr Vijay Prashad is a breath of fresh air for News n Views, So lots of appreciation.....❤

If NATO can exit then Soviet Union should have same right .

NATO should be obsolete since Soviet Union collapsed 1990 🛎🛎no more communism in Europe 🛎❤️🇨🇦

Prashad makes the common mistake of calling aggressive offensive military spending "defense." It isn't for defense at all. It is 100% for offensive purposes.

Usnato is a money conduit for the greedy elites. And the greedies wouldn't allow its dissolution.

When they former Soviet Union collapsed, the Warsaw Pact was dissolved. Shortly after the Soviet breakup NATO also should have been dissolved. Ditto

Yes definitely. And CIA as well

There is an urgent need for a massive, strong, nation-wide antiwar movement in the United States. It is long overdue.

Sending greetings of solidarity to BT, to VP, to Global South, to Palestine from newzealand Aotearoa

If NATO is defensive organisation, why is it moving towards russian border every year? Crux of the peace keeping defence is keeping a buffer,no mans land between belligerants, but moving into poland,ukraine, they are no way helping peace...if they are moving east, then russia has a right to move west too...

NATO should have shut down long ago as soon as the Warsaw Pact ceased operations.

Dear Europeans, For the European elections 2024 in June, for the sake of world peace, let's vote for NATOexit (anti-NATO) politicians ! Let's go guys !!

The answer is NO,greetings from Finland!!😊 Keep on rocking Vijay

America is afraid alone

Great historian He speaks truths and fscts

8:35 perfect use of the world “vulgar”

For me, Vijay’s nickname is the boss Max Blumenthal, the legend

Vijay, the only sane voice from India

I agree 10000%

We have 2 blocs,one the economy bloc for betterment of participating nation,putting food to the tables of those unfortunate. Next the warmongers, military blocs,the so claimed liberators of the world,with no assurance of putting food on the table.

NATO countries accounting to 3/4 of global military spending ... To the detriment of maintaining their civil societies running smoothly? Some major societal upheavals are to be predicted in Europe against the elites, the US-led industrial-military complex & the banks, financing it all. Either from the far-Right or the far-Left, or both combined. As for the US & UK, not much to be expected there, as most people are politically unaware &/or endoctrinated by Free Market capitalism.

Best description for Nato "WAR MAKING MACHINE" SALUTE to Vijay

Great clarity by Vijay Prashad re Trump and his desire for increased European nations' spending on military and NATO. NATO is an expanding war machine as witnessed in Libya and Afghanistan. The proposals to have an Asian NATO is logical in their ever-expanding mindset. Thanks for a great show.

Nato was formed during communist Russia as an opposition, to maitain Communist Russia. CCCP Russia desolved 30 years ago, so why Nato still exists and not desolved !

Nato and UN should both be abolished

After collapse of Soviet Union, NATO should have been abolished simultaneously.

NATO should have been disbanded in 1991.

Yep he's defo right I've noticed it alot lately

It should have bern got rid of 30 years ago!

People of the United States: UNITE FOR PEACE!

Interoperability. This is the structure of military procurement within Nato treaties and agreements. Most weapons are purchased from the US, so everyone has the same weapons training and maintenance and enhanced coordination. Basically the US wants more weapons purchases for it's defence industry.

US or UK are afraid to be alone. So they won't abolish NUTO

So is Quads, Aukus . All these are like bunch of criminals street gangs.

An easy example is Gaza deaths are 30k ( all the horrors of buildings bombed ) , now times that by ten and that’s only a quarter of the dead civilians from natos last conflict. It’s not working when 1.2 million civilians are dead

Love you guys sooo much!

Great discussion

The west needs to get rid of old cold policy makers and cold war thinking

NATO is an International organisation its not American. !!!!!! Peace is obtained with diplomacy not arms and wars. NATO would be valuable only if its not lead by gunners and warmongers!!!!

True!!!👏👏👏👏 From Italy

But, what does he mean by what he said? Was NATO supposed to defend Europe, or, to keep Europe in line. Or for both purposes? Defend Europe *and* keep it in line?

People in the seats of power and government, and those in mainstream politics must listen to Vijay Prashad and learn how he himself passionately listens to what other global leaders said and how he understands their thoughts ahead of many eminent think-tanks

A gangs ask for money for protection .

Had it been abolished in 1990-1991...it would have ended with the mission succeeded without firing a shot. It would also assured Russia that the Cold War was truly over and that while defeated... it would have been easier to bear that defeat instead of NATO still existing and what was to follow. And it truly would have been a peace dividend. For with NATO still existing and combining with the Russian economy about to go into freefall...to Russia well it felt like Versailles Treaty and great depression but infinitely worse.

Why should nato members pay for wars that US wants to fight for its geopolitical influence. European countries with the exeption of UK were against Iraq war. What about diplomacy.

The Sovjets left Eastern Europe, but Western Europe is still occupied by the USA.

The US was all about isolationism in the 30's and early 40's. Worked great until Japan didn't get the memo and spoilt the weekend.

Nato is not needed.

To ALL American voters: DUMP BIDEN!💪💪💪💪

Seeing that from France, your view or European politics, especially the difference between France and Belgium is spot on! Every leftist in France is paralysed and admiring the PTB of Belgium, the context is way less repressive of left-wing speech there

Thank you for the informational video

If you allow me........Russia is complicit in what the CIA/MI6 are doing. Especially when it comes to once fraternal neighboring country, the logistics they have right next to the border and inside Ukraine. In addition to all the information from the field, leadership allowed such a thing by flirting with the import-export oligarchy, the interests of the shareholders. This war freed Putin from responsibility for countless failures and betrayal of the interests of Russian citizens. Russian government allowed the development of nazism, it allowed a second coup in Ukraine, it allowed Yanukovych to steal and stay in power (they have a same relationship with other comprador regimes around the world on the same topic aka US/Brit), it allowed the construction of bases, laboratories pretending that nothing is happening. Russia (with Ukraine) enabled killing of comandants of the Donbas battalions because they interfered with the building of EU-EAU unrepentant love. The battalions wanted to enter Kiev a long time ago and that's why they were removed. So that Russia would play football in the country of hockey and brag about the construction of 50 billion stadiums, build bridges that it does not need for 20 billion, build streams that every layman knew would not be functional (at least those who follow politics). Russia was complicit in the play called Minsk believing Stazi and Nazi Merkel and Mr Z Oland. Perfect example how Russian incompetent and corrupt regime to be discovered is that the Tu-214 or Il 96 are actually good planes and competitors to Boeing or Airbus, to which Deripsaka still sells metal to this day. Aside to uranium, gold, diamants, oil, gas etc etc. For God sake they are giving the same to Nazis in Kiev. They are allowing Budanov and Klicko, Zelenski to stay alive,. They are alowing EU "so called enemy partners" to come to Kiev airport almost every day. etc., etc. The Russian government is responsible for the death of half a million Russian people JUST like the Anglo-American one. Or European. The funniest thing is that people in America who know how broken the electronic voting system is, for the same in Russia claim that it is fine. Putin is a statesman, not a comercialist, compromise manager. In any sane country, he would resign. By attacking Putin from the west, Putin's regime is maintained in power like when hens gather around the rooster. Putin is their partner in crime. Both are afraid of a Russian patriot in power. That is why they are repeating day after day that nationalist and nazi are one and the same. Today, Puti's regime is playing the good cop towards the Middle East, actually buying time for the Bibi regime. And the forces of resistance are eating out of his hand. The regime that allowed Libya to disappear as a competitor, the regime that allowed Turkey to seize a part of sovereign Syria and does not react to the almost daily bombings by Israel. Putin managed to deceive everyone. He is a better actor than westerners who are driven by emotions. In fact, one can conclude that he is collecting cheap points from thrown balls by the Kha..Z....ar bosses. It's amazing how people can't see that. A question...the name and surname of a Z oligarch whom Putin sentenced to prison, or killed as they claim. The only thing we saw was that he escorted Khodorkovsky to freedom in Switzerland and that he invited the others to return and deposit the STOLEN MONEY and that they would be forgiven.

Ghosts floating over Europe, NATO

For short : NATO is USA army with international jurisdiction. So they can move overseas at will . With the casual European detachment once in a while , for the cameras .

US wants EU to fork out 2% or $400b, hopefully to buy US military gears.

Thank you

Vijay is the man, world-wide.

Yes, yes, yes!

4:00 spot on. Trump in a nutshell.

I would say that 90% of ordinary, common sense and intelligent people would agree with you - NATO, like the UN is an embarrassing joke.

so who did NATO ever attack. I am not talking about nations i am talking about the alliance. NATO had 0 wars so far so if there mindset is attacking shouldn't NATO by now have taken most of Asia and Africa given no one there can even put a candle against it?

I see the Putin interview as a promo for Trump.

War makes no heros only victims! "Of course the people don't want war. But after all, it's the leaders of the country who determine the policy, and it's always a simple matter to drag the people along whether it's a democracy, a fascist dictatorship, or a parliament, or a communist dictatorship. Voice or no voice, the people can always be brought to the bidding of the leaders. That is easy. All you have to do is tell them they are being attacked, and denounce the pacifists for lack of patriotism, and exposing the country to greater danger." -- Herman Goering at the Nuremberg trials

I can never have enough from this super genius informant.And to know or assume that he comes from a shit hole nation with three digit inflation and 83% poverty. May he continue and continue to give out with his super human cerebral capabilities.

Why don’t you ask European countries that áre in Nato? Or rather people!

No wonder when asked, Putin said he’d prefer Biden as they know how predictable (dumb as he is). Trump more dangerous, and unpredictable.

Well USA could leave NATO but partner with European countries individually

Kudos to Jaishankar for fkr saying about the NATO mindset.

trump says if europe dont pay the bills they owed then russis can do whatever putin wants , trump was right , if u dont pay up , this is what u should get .

The 'Arsenal of Democracy' produces 40 percent of the world's weapons. It is a very profitable business model in which other countries buy these weapons to fight each other. The key is maximizing profits without shedding US blood by inducing conflicts between and within countries outside the USA. One client is eager to spend AUD 368 billion to buy a few high-quality used nuclear-powered submarines. This business model's critical components are NATO, QUAD, ANZUS, Five Eyes, AUKUS, and MCC (Mutual Cross-Service Agreement).

NO to NATO