Nasser's grandson warns of US-led neocolonialism

Russia Today

25-05-2025

The US has evolved from a former colony into a leading neocolonial power, Gamal Abdel Nasser Jr. has told RT.
In an exclusive interview ahead of International Africa Day, the grandson and namesake of Egypt's second president and leader of the 1952 Revolution warned that today's empires no longer rely on direct conflicts, but dominate through international institutions, sanctions, and economic control.
According to Nasser, the legacy of anti-colonial resistance must be revived in the face of modern Western domination, which disguises itself under terms like 'progress', 'human rights', and 'globalization'.
'My grandfather shattered the myth that the West's authority was absolute,' he said, recalling how the 1956 nationalization of the Suez Canal was not just about infrastructure, but about 'reclaiming national dignity' and challenging imperial power. 'He broke the mental monopoly that had long told our people they cannot resist… cannot rule their own destiny.'
He went on to say that 'a new form of dominance' has returned through media, schools, and international institutions that dictate values and erase cultural heritage. He argued that today's Western 'globalist elites' have replaced the colonial powers by telling nations how to live, what to believe, and trying to 'rewrite culture, biology, and morality.'
He stressed that the US – once a colony – has now inherited the role of imperial enforcer, particularly in the Middle East and Africa. Nasser accused Washington of using international policy, sanctions, and military operations to intimidate or replace those who have power to suit its own needs.
He went on to say that every recent US campaign in the region has been linked to natural resources, including in Iraq, Afghanistan, Libya, Syria, and Gaza, which US President Donald Trump recently suggested turning into a Middle Eastern Riviera under Washington's control. According to Nasser, these are all examples of resource-driven agendas masked as humanitarian intervention.
'The notion that America could just own a sovereign territory further adds to the suspicion that there is a strong neocolonial tendency on the part of the US and its old colonial allies,' Nasser said, adding that this new Western 'tyranny... will one day collapse.'
'The revolutionary spirit must rise again… A new generation is awakening, proud of their roots, unafraid to speak, and unafraid to think freely. The monopoly of minds, like the colonialism before it, will surely fall. And when it does, the world will remember that freedom begins with the courage to say no,' he stated.