Perhaps the key to understanding current events is to understand that there has never been a single global hegemon, but rather, the world system has always been characterized by “interlinking hegemonic powers.” To borrow from one scholar: “The world system as a whole is certainly never simply dominated by one great hegemonic power, but rather … Continue reading Interlinking Hegemonic Powers
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Hegemonic Transitions
Psychoanalysis is at the heart of our analysis of institutions and systems as well. Institutions and systems also comprise of social relations, and social relations are hegemonic in nature. In turn, we are going through what one could call a “hegemonic shift” or a “hegemonic transition” in the international system as a whole. The first … Continue reading Hegemonic Transitions
Class Situation
Coincidentally, White Americans are no longer among the top ten richest ethnic groups in the United States based on average income. As evinced by the Trump movement or the “MAGA” movement and so forth, many White Americans see themselves as being part of a marginalized class which is now getting the short end of the stick from … Continue reading Class Situation
An Asymmetry of Power
But even in matters of foreign policy and international relations, one cannot escape the issue of class, given that class pertains in large part to the issue of structure, and in the end, we are dealing with structure. As Marx and Engels wrote: “The proletariat and wealth are opposites. As such they form a whole. … Continue reading An Asymmetry of Power
Toward a Pacific Community
Whereas love is an issue that is highly complex and unintelligible yet happens to be the most important issue of all, foreign policy is the opposite. Foreign policy and foreign policy strategy are actually quite simple and straightforward and constant and incorrigible, despite the brain fog and confusion that prevails in terms of this issue. … Continue reading Toward a Pacific Community
Adam A. Azim 