U.S. Empire Makes Its New Pitch. No One’s Buying It.

At the Munich Security Conference, Marco Rubio said the quiet part out loud. No more “rules-based order.” No more liberal pretense. Just open coercion. After Gaza — after a genocide livestreamed for the world — U.S. empire isn’t even pretending anymore. In this episode of Dispatches, Rania Khalek is joined by Dylan Saba — attorney with Palestine Legal and co-host of Turbulence — to unpack what this moment represents: • Gaza as the capstone of the War on Terror • The return of gunboat diplomacy • Why imperial “decline” means escalation, not collapse • Fascist consolidation at home under Trump • The Democratic Party’s containment of dissent • Why the U.S. still lacks a real left foreign policy This isn’t a deviation in American foreign policy. It’s its logical endpoint. 🎥 The full episode is available to Breakthrough News members. Become a member at: https://www.patreon.com/BreakthroughNews 🔔 Subscribe and turn on notifications. 💥 Like and share to help independent media grow.