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
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Supersocieties
In a sense, our basic context and our frame of analysis for international affairs is the Cold War. And what the Cold War has done is centralize power into two distinct and resolute “centers of significance” as Stalin argued. To borrow from C. Wright Mills: “The history of modern society may most readily be understood as the … Continue reading Supersocieties
The United States and Europe
If the basic frame or theme of international affairs is the clash between Western hegemony on one hand and Eastern expansion on the other hand, it follows that everyone and everywhere is an ideological, geopolitical, and military battleground, including Europe. But Europe also demonstrates the limits of American hegemony. For instance, America instructs Europe to … Continue reading The United States and Europe
Cold War Interaction
What we have established is that the Western bloc or the NATO bloc is void of doctrine in terms of its conflict or competition with the Eastern bloc and in particular Russia. But what is there to say about Eastern doctrine or Russian doctrine? According to one Cold War expert, Odd Arne Westad, Cold War … Continue reading Cold War Interaction
Historical Nihilism
An analysis or study of Xi Jinping should perhaps focus more on what the man has been tasked with rather than zooming in on the man himself, although both the personal and professional components of the personality analysis and study of Xi Jinping are important and valuable. The steely, stoic personality of Xi Jinping stems … Continue reading Historical Nihilism
Adam A. Azim 