Throughout history many nations have suffered a physical defeat, but that has never marked the end of a nation. But when a nation has become the victim of a psychological defeat, then that marks the end of a nation.
Humanity’s spiritual weakness is its moral, intellectual, and cultural weakness. Therefore, it is logical and necessary to include the spiritual weakness of modern humanity as a major global danger in the list of global problems.
Ranking of most important tools for neo-colonialism (in my estimation):
1. Education
2. Infrastructure
3. Medicine
4. Media
5. Banking
6. Intelligence/Assassinations/Psy-ops
7. Military
6 and 7 are last resorts but indispensable to overall efforts.