In a word, cause and effect. If the cause is structure, and structure is anarchic, meaning that there is no supreme government over governments, then anarchy leads to a pattern of behavior among states which is characterized first and foremost by fear, self-help, and power maximization. This is perhaps the basic and inherent logic embedded in the theory of … Continue reading The Virtues of Anarchy
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Warmongering
The “psychological dislocation” which occurs as a result of what is none other than the very basic nature of today’s globalized economy can occur in as simple of a case as a small-town American man who is engaged to a girl from his community and out of economic necessity applies to work for the government … Continue reading Warmongering
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
Reset
If then, we were to identify a core or main objective for the neoliberal order at the moment, it would be the overthrow or the overturning of the American constitution. In a sense, the neoliberal order considers the overthrow or the overturning of the American constitution as the means by which it can thwart its … Continue reading Reset
The Russian Enigma
And when brought altogether and converged with one another, the aforementioned “master trends” of our day and age ultimately lead to a basic shift in the global balance of power in favor of the East, particularly in favor of Russia and China. What then compounds the enigma or the dilemma or challenge of the balance of power … Continue reading The Russian Enigma
Adam A. Azim 