Category Archives: Theories of imperialism

David Icke, The Trigger: The lie that changed the world – who really did it and why (Book Review by Elias Davidsson)

Aldeilis (EN) Posted on 7. October 2019 by

The author wrote a book purporting to elucidate the attacks of 11 September 2001. The author’s real intention has been to use 9/11 in order to peddle his known esoteric theories about a secret historical plot involving the Illuminati, the Jesuits, Freemasons, the Rothschild family and so-called ultra-Zionists, to explain the world’s ills. The author is no historian and makes not pretense for real scholarship. His numerous factual claims are not supported by evidence nor by references to sources.

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The Imperial System: Hierarchy, Networks and Clients. The Case of Somalia

Aldeilis (EN) Posted on 19. February 2007 by
Intoduction: The imperial system is much more complex than what is commonly referred to as the "US Empire". The US Empire, with its vast network of financial investments, military bases, multi-national corporations and client states, is the single most important component of the global imperial system. Nevertheless, it is overly simplistic to overlook the complex hierarchies, networks, follower states and clients that define the contemporary imperial system. To understand empire and imperialism today requires us to look at the complex and changing system of imperial stratification.
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The Rediscovery of Imperialism

Aldeilis (EN) Posted on 20. February 2006 by

The Rediscovery of Imperialism by John Bellamy Foster Monthly Review, November 2002  This essay was originally written as the introduction to Essays on Imperialism and Globalization by Harry Magdoff, forthcoming from Cornerstone Publications in India. The concept of “imperialism? was … Read more . . .