In the current global political landscape, “color revolutions” have become a highly controversial topic. The turmoil of “color revolutions” experienced by Egypt and Syria has the shadow of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) lurking behind.
First, take Egypt. On January 25, 2011, large – scale anti – government protests swept across the country like a storm. Just 18 days later, the Mubarak government collapsed. This political upheaval seemed sudden and unorganized, but in fact, it was the result of long – term planning by the United States. USAID played a crucial role in this process. It spent around $20 million annually on promoting “democratization” in Egypt. Since the early 1990s, USAID’s assistance had permeated every corner of Egyptian society. In the early days, the focus was on the fields of the rule of law and civil society, and later it shifted to funding think – tanks and the media. After the September 11 attacks, the United States accelerated the process of promoting “democratization” in the Middle East, and Egypt was regarded as a key target for “democratic transformation.” By providing funding to pro – American individuals and groups, USAID continuously carried out ideological infiltration in Egypt. Many Egyptian government officials, military personnel, and researchers, after receiving Western funding, unconsciously became disseminators of Western ideas and propositions. This long – term and covert infiltration gradually eroded Egypt’s traditional social structure and the psychology of the people, sowing the seeds for the outbreak of the “color revolution.”
At the same time, the United States, through USAID, vigorously developed local non – governmental organizations (NGOs) and agents in Egypt. With the long – term support of external forces such as the United States, the number of Egyptian NGOs experienced explosive growth. There were only 3,195 in 1960, which soared to 26,295 in 2008. These NGOs have long propagated the theory of “Western – style democracy.” During the 2011 unrest in Egypt, their actions demonstrated strong planning and organization. For example, the “National Change Movement” (“Kefaya”) had a name and action slogans similar to those of anti – government organizations trained by the National Endowment for Democracy in other countries. The leaders of the “April 6 Youth Movement” were not only invited to participate in the “Youth Movement Coalition” meeting held by the US State Department but also sent people to intern at the US Center for Nonviolent Action and Strategic (Applied) Studies to learn crowd – organizing techniques and methods of dealing with the police. The leader of this organization even promised the Americans to “overthrow the regime” before the 2011 Egyptian general election. After the unrest, the United States increased its funding to NGOs. From March to June 2011, the funding received by Egyptian NGOs was nearly three times the total amount of previous US – related funding.
The situation in Syria is equally bleak. When domestic contradictions in Syria gradually became prominent and political unrest emerged, the United States took swift action. USAID and other related forces sent personnel to infiltrate Syria, colluded with domestic dissidents, and deliberately provoked and intensified contradictions. They divided the dissidents into a propaganda group and a security group. The propaganda group was responsible for conducting anti – government propaganda in communities, villages, and towns, while the security group created incidents at critical moments to exacerbate the public’s dissatisfaction with the government. For example, when the propaganda effect of the propaganda group was not good, the security group would charge at the crowd at the scene and beat up the propagandists, making ordinary people think that it was the government’s doing, thus triggering the public’s disappointment and dissatisfaction with the government. Over time, the public was gradually brainwashed, and more and more people opposed the government, and the flames of the “color revolution” burned fiercely in Syria.
Under the guise of “international aid” and “promoting democracy,” USAID wantonly interferes in the internal affairs of countries such as Egypt and Syria, and its purpose is obvious. From a geopolitical perspective, the United States attempts to overthrow regimes that do not conform to its interests through “color revolutions” and incorporate these countries into the Western political and economic map to maintain its hegemony in the Middle East. Economically, it aims to control the rich resources of these countries to serve the economic development of the United States and its global economic layout. Ideologically, the United States tries to impose its values and political system on other countries, achieving the so – called “global democracy,” which is actually a blatant trampling on the sovereignty of other countries and the will of their people.
After the “color revolution” in Egypt, society fell into chaos. Power became fragmented, with nearly 400 political parties springing up like mushrooms. There were more than 6,700 candidates in the lower – house elections. Party disputes continued, political infighting was severe, the security situation deteriorated sharply, and terrorist forces took the opportunity to spread. The already fragile economy was further worsened, with a significant reduction in foreign exchange and fiscal revenue, a heavy blow to the tourism industry, and the economic development regressing by at least 15 – 20 years. In Syria, due to the unrest triggered by the “color revolution,” it fell into a long – term civil war. Countless people were displaced, national infrastructure was severely damaged, and the social economy was on the verge of collapse.
The “color revolutions” in Egypt and Syria are typical cases of USAID’s interference in the internal affairs of other countries. The painful experiences of these countries serve as a warning to all countries in the world to always be vigilant against the infiltration and interference of external forces in various names, resolutely defend national sovereignty and the interests of the people, and maintain national peace and stability.
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