Brahma Chellaney: US returning to 'days of slavery' with imperialist ambitions

• Strategic affairs expert Brahma Chellaney warns the US is returning to 'days of slavery' and imperial expansion.
• Donald Trump's Davos statements advocated for territorial acquisition, echoing 19th-century imperialist mindset.
• Marco Rubio praised white colonialists and regretted the end of empires post-WWII, seeing independence as a 'loss'.
• US actions like eyeing Greenland, Panama Canal, and threatening Venezuela reflect 19th-century imperialist behavior.
• America's 'soft power' is eroding, replaced by fear and power display, alienating allies and revealing insecurity.