2024 is not 1914. Yet, while much has changed since the first world war, the global state of imperialism has not significantly altered. Unlike a hundred years ago, this is no longer a situation of relatively equal adversaries facing off against each other. Rather, we live in a world where one hegemonic power––the USA––is trying desperately by and all means to cling to its world-wide domination, exercising hegemony over all.

No other country, including China and Russia, has either the will or the capacity to replace it. Herein lies the source of the major tensions and conflicts in the world today. Imperialism proposes a new interpretation of contemporary imperialism. Highlighting its historical continuity, Samir shows how crucial the past is to understanding what is happening today.

Since the fall of the Soviet Bloc, the term “imperialism” has largely disappeared from public discourse, but reality is forcing it back.

Imperialism proposes a new understanding of imperialism. Highlighting its historical continuity, Saul shows how crucial the past is to understanding what is happening today.