Interestingly, and as Kissinger highlighted, China sees the management of "barbarians" and the fostering of deference and the affirmation of its cultural superiority as its key aims and interests in the international system. There is a hierarchy in the world system, and China sits atop of it. That is simply the way things are, for … Continue reading Footnote to the post titled “Just-Surmounted Colonial Tutelage”
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The Rising Chinese Dream
Moreover, throughout the history of Asia, it was common knowledge that the Asian order would always be Sinocentric. All roads lead to China. There was an unwritten code of sorts and mutual understanding that the Asian order is and will be Sinocentric. And while the rise of the Eurocentric order disrupted business as usual in … Continue reading The Rising Chinese Dream
Change the Sun
Both capitalist social relations and the racism which are immanent in American foreign policy ended up creating problems for the Western system over the long run. And given that the detriment caused by both factors are so blatantly obvious, it puts the West at a psychological disadvantage vis-à-vis its adversaries. If Hamas and Hezbollah are able to … Continue reading Change the Sun
Adam A. Azim 