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Noam Chomsky remains a relentless critic of US foreign policy: in particular, the instrumental realpolitik, which displays to advance Geo-Political Hegemony and what as the world’s only super power, can be defined as Imperialism. This expanded 2nd edition essay develops in substantial detail Chomsky’s anti-Imperialism over the last five decades.
In a very recent article, Noam Chomsky notes of US foreign policy: ‘Hegemonic power offers the opportunity to become a rogue state, freely defying international law and norms, while facing increased resistance abroad and contributing to its own decline through self-inflicted wounds’ (2013a). Such a statement crystallises well Chomsky’s critique of US foreign policy and self-defined ‘exceptionalism’ on the world stage; a critique he has had...
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Garland, C. (2020). Chomsky, Noam (b.1928) and Anti-Imperialism. In: Ness, I., Cope, Z. (eds) The Palgrave Encyclopedia of Imperialism and Anti-Imperialism. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-91206-6_194-1
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