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Imperialism is the forceful extension of a nation's authority by territorial conquest or by establishing economic and political domination of other nations that are not its colonies. In various forms, imperialism may be as old as humanity. In the prehistorical world (before written history began), clan groups extended their territory and dominated others, competing against them for food and ...
Imperialism was the expansion of European territorial dominance around the world, especially in Africa and Asia, in the 19th and 20th centuries.
American imperialism’s determination to consolidate its geostrategic dominance over the Middle East, one of the world’s most critical energy-producing regions, has already claimed the lives of ...
US imperialism’s war on Iran unleashes global economic and social catastrophe for the working class
The US war on Iran will be remembered as a turning point in the crisis of American imperialism. Seven weeks into a conflict that has killed several thousand Iranians and nearly 2,000 Lebanese, the ...
Imperialism is the maintaining and extending of power over foreign nations, particularly through expansionism, employing both hard power (military and economic power) and soft power (diplomatic power and cultural imperialism). Imperialism focuses on establishing or maintaining hegemony and a more formal empire. [2][3][4]
Imperialism, state policy, practice, or advocacy of extending power and dominion, especially by direct territorial acquisition or by gaining political and economic control of other areas. The term is frequently employed in international propaganda to denounce and discredit an opponent’s foreign policy.