subimperialism
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Imperialism and anti-imperialism today
Ashley Smith — The United States remains the world’s most powerful state. But it faces imperial rivals in China and Russia and sub-imperial ones in every region of the globe.
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BRICS+ emerge from Johannesburg humbled as sub- (not anti- or inter-) imperialists
Patrick Bond — The BRICS summit in Johannesburg concluded on August 24 after a major disappointment: the long-overdue challenge to U.S. dollar hegemony was stillborn due to the bloc’s conservative forces.
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The Johannesburg BRICS Summit’s unrealistic hype
Patrick Bond — Talk of a “BRICS+” with new members and a “de-dollarization” agenda are raising the profile of this network to an unprecedented — and unrealistic — level.
Plundering and profits: Moving beyond Dependency Theory
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Again, is imperialism still imperialism?
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Mutual profiting: Unpicking the Harvey-Smith debate
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A self-enriching pact: Imperialism and the Global South
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