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| Imperialism and global geopolitical disorder (Ana Cristina)
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| '''I. Introduction'''
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| Global inequality and the theory of imperialism, versus other comprehensions.
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| '''II. Imperialism in the XX Century (and before).
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| a)The foundations of the Leninist synthesis (J.A. Hobson, Hilferding, Kautsky, Rosa and Bukharin)
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| b)Imperialism in the two Great Wars
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| c)Cold War imperialism and the struggles for national liberation.
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| '''III. Neoliberal globalization, or financial mondialisation (from the 1980s onwards)
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| a)Financial globalization (Chesnais, Husson), globalization of the chains of production and accumulation by dispossession (David Harvey)
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| b)Imperialism and global inequality (Claudio Katz)
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| c)The characteristics according to Lenin are still valid today?
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| d)New characteristics of the system? (Dardot and Laval)
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| '''IV. The world system in the transition to the 21st century (from the 90's)
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| a) A new historical epoch - Daniel Bensaïd, 1995
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| b) Armed globalization: the "war on terror" and drugs; intervention in the Middle East and fundamentalisms. The passing dream of an imperialism/unipolar system.
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| c) The rise of China: trade and technological war, on the one hand; new geopolitical role in the East (Hong Kong, Taiwan, South China Sea).
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| d) Anti-imperialist waves: the "Pink Tide" in Latin America and the Arab Spring.
| | '''I. 20th-century imperialism''' |
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| e) Russia's transformism - the war in Syria as a sign of new developments, and the intervention in the US elections.
| | Basics of Lenin’s theory |
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| | Cold War imperialism and wars of national liberation |
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| '''V. Since 2008 (financial crisis): changes in the world situation
| | Consumerist imperialism: oil and cars |
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| a) Brexit, Trump and the new global extreme right. Bolsonaro, Duterte, Modi, Duda, Orban - what do they mean?
| | II. Neoliberal globalization and the ‘war on terror’''' |
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| b) The nature of the current situation: pandemic, convergence of crises (economic-social, climate and geopolitical).
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| c) Imperial strategy under Biden.
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| d) The weakness of the reformist and anti-capitalist left, opening opportunities for the anti-capitalist left?
| | Imperialism and global inequality: Claudio Katz’s theses |
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| | Supply chains: from national to global |
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| '''VI. The Marxist debate today: is the notion of imperialism valid or not?
| | Accumulation by dispossession (David Harvey) |
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| a) The origin of most of the controversies is '''how to understand from a global point of view the dynamics of (economic) accumulation''' and how to articulate them with the relationship between states.
| | Armed globalization and the ‘clash of barbarisms’ |
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| b) Influenced directly by the theorists of hegemonic transitions (Arrighi), Harvey says abertly that the notion of imperialism is insufficient, that the North-South contradiction has been replaced by the East-West one.
| | '''III. Neoliberalism’s apogee: hyperglobalization''' |
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| c) There have been several answers/oppositions to that question (a) for an explanation.
| | NAFTA (1993), Maastricht (1992), WTO (1995) |
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| d) But both Harvey and all those who answer him (including Roberts and Katz) do not consider China as mperialist, at least not yet (neither does Russia).
| | China’s rise, phase I: Foxcomm and Walmart – the role of Hong Kong |
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| | | Latin America’s Pink Tide (and extractivism): challenge and crisis |
| '''Basic texts:
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| IC: [[https://internationalviewpoint.org/spip.php?article5447 Capitalist globalisation, imperialisms, geopolitical chaos and its implications; Parts I, II, IV and IX (document of the IV World Congress 2018)]]
| | IV. Imperialism in crisis (from 2008)''' |
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| [[https://fourth.international/en/international-committee/666/310 Report on International Situation, Introduction, IV, V and VI, 2021]]
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| Dardot and Laval, Anatomy of the New Neoliberalism, 2019, in:
| | China’s rise, phase II: trade wars, sea lanes, One Belt One Road – and |
| https://reflexions-echanges-insoumis.org/anatomie-du-nouveau-neoliberalisme/ also : [https://4edu.info/images/b/b4/Anatomy_of_the_new_neoliberalism_-_Dardot_and_Laval_2019.pdf Dadot and Laval - "Anatomy of the New Neoliberalism", 2019.]
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| | Crises in the Middle East |
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| [[David Harvey - The 'New' Imperialism: Accumulation by Dispossession 2004 (Excerpt 2021)]]
| | Clashes with Russia |
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| | Brexit, Trump and the new far right |
| Claudio Katz, [http://archive.4edu.info/Youth_2007/ESY_08.2_Claudio%20Katz.htm "Imperialism in 21st Century", (Excerpts) 2002]
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| | A Latin American Trump: Bolsonaro (and his divided opposition) |
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| Katz, Claudio “América Latina desde la teoría de la dependencia", subtitle on sub-imperialism, in: https://katz.lahaine.org/america-latina-desde-la-teoria-de/
| | Covid-19: nail in the coffin of hyperglobalization |
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| Lenin, V.I. Imperialism, the highest stage of capitalism (Extracts), 1916.
| | '''V. What’s next?''' |
| https://www.marxists.org/archive/lenin/works/1916/imp-hsc/
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| Rousset, Pierre. Chinese ambitions. An imperialism in formation, excerpt: part I only, June 2014 in: https://internationalviewpoint.org/spip.php?article3468
| | What next for imperialism? Post-Trump Trumpism? And China? And the EU? |
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| ____________, "China, a new imperialism emerges", in:
| | What next for resistance?: difficulties of the anti-imperialist left |
| http://www.europe-solidaire.org/spip.php?article60204
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| On the current Marxist polemic:
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| Smith, John. David Harvey denies the imperialism. https://roape.net/2018/01/10/david-harvey-denies-imperialism/
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| Harvey, David. Realities on the ground: David Harvey replies John Smith https://roape.net/2018/02/05/realities-ground-david-harvey-replies-john-smith/
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| Patrick Bond, Towards a broader theory of imperialism. https://roape.net/2018/04/18/towards-a-broader-theory-of-imperialism/
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| '''Suggested readings:
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| [[Alex Callinicos, "Brexit: a world-historic turn", International Socialism 151, 27 June 2016, excerpts]]
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| Chesnais, François, The globalization of capital, Paris: Syros Editions, 1994 (first edition) and 1997 (revised edition)
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| Dardot, Pierre and Laval, Christian. The new way of the world - on neoliberalism, Verso Books, 2017
| | * V. I. Lenin, [http://archive.4edu.info/Youth_2007/ESY_08.1_V_I_Lenin_Imperialism.htm ''Imperialism, the Highest Stage of Capitalism'', (Excerpts)], 1917 |
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| Harvey, David. The new imperialism, Oxford University Press, 2004.
| | * Claudio Katz, [http://archive.4edu.info/Youth_2007/ESY_08.2_Claudio%20Katz.htm "Imperialism in 21st Century", (Excerpts) 2002] |
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| Harvey, David. The limits to capital, London, Verso Books, 2007. (Chapter 13, on imperialism). | | * [[excerpts from: David Harvey - The 'New' Imperialism: Accumulation by Dispossession 2004]] |
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| Katz, Claudio. La teoría de la dependencia 50 años después. Batalla de ideas, Buenos Aires, 2019.
| | * Fourth International [http://internationalviewpoint.org/spip.php?article5447 Capitalist globalization, imperialisms, geopolitical chaos and their implications, excerpts: part I, II, IV |
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| Lenin, V.I. Imperialism, the highest stage of capitalism, 1916.
| | * [[Alex Callinicos, "Brexit: a world-historic turn", International Socialism 151, 27 June 2016, excerpts]] |
| https://www.marxists.org/archive/lenin/works/1916/imp-hsc/
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| | * Pierre Rousset, [http://www.internationalviewpoint.org/spip.php?article4901 What could be the international implications of Donald Trump’s election? Questions on the evolution of the global geopolitical situation, up to subhead 'Impact on the relationship of forces between powers'] |
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| Wood, Ellen Meiksins, The Empire of Capital, Verso Books, 2003.
| | * Fourth International [http://internationalviewpoint.org/spip.php?article5447 Capitalist globalization, imperialisms, geopolitical chaos and their implications, excerpt: IX] |
| https://cominsitu.files.wordpress.com/2016/01/ellen-meiksins-wood-empire-of-capital.pdf
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Outline:
Introduction to report and reporter
I. 20th-century imperialism
Basics of Lenin’s theory
Cold War imperialism and wars of national liberation
Consumerist imperialism: oil and cars
II. Neoliberal globalization and the ‘war on terror’
Imperialism and global inequality: Claudio Katz’s theses
Supply chains: from national to global
Accumulation by dispossession (David Harvey)
Armed globalization and the ‘clash of barbarisms’
III. Neoliberalism’s apogee: hyperglobalization
NAFTA (1993), Maastricht (1992), WTO (1995)
China’s rise, phase I: Foxcomm and Walmart – the role of Hong Kong
Latin America’s Pink Tide (and extractivism): challenge and crisis
IV. Imperialism in crisis (from 2008)
China’s rise, phase II: trade wars, sea lanes, One Belt One Road – and
Hong Kong
Crises in the Middle East
Clashes with Russia
Brexit, Trump and the new far right
A Latin American Trump: Bolsonaro (and his divided opposition)
Covid-19: nail in the coffin of hyperglobalization
V. What’s next?
What next for imperialism? Post-Trump Trumpism? And China? And the EU?
What next for resistance?: difficulties of the anti-imperialist left