Colonial powers take advantage of people they perceive to be weak and subservient in the name of sanctions, geopolitical interests, or the alleged "rules-based order." This is colonialism 2.0 and how the US and UK take what they want from lesser powers.
There is an old joke that still rings true. A child asks his parent, “Why are there pyramids in Egypt?” The parent answers, “Because they were too big to take to Britain.” Naturally, a lot of truthful things are said in jest. There is a f...