In the current phase of global politics, two distinct trends have emerged in relation to imperialism. On one hand, the consolidation of U.S. hegemony has fostered a deepening of Western dominance in global affairs, with economic, political, and military power being concentrated in the hands of a few elite nations. This has resulted in a form of geopolitical stratification that has been described as hyper-imperialism.

However, resistance to this hyper-imperialism has also emerged in regions such as Palestine and China, where struggles for sovereignty and autonomy have taken root. In Palestine, this has manifested through a long-standing fight against occupation, while in China, it has taken the form of resistance against Western attempts to limit its rise as a global power.

In this talk, Vijay Prashad considers the sense in which these two strands, though different in context and form, are part of a broader global challenge to hyper-imperialism.

This event is jointly hosted with the University of Western Australia Student Guild and the University of Western Australia Palestinian Cultural Society.

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