neo-imperialist
Contemporary empire-builder ideology
Neo-imperialist describes policies or actors that extend dominance over other nations through economic pressure, cultural influence, or military presence rather than formal colonization.
The term critiques modern great-power behavior as imperialism in updated form: Critics call the loan conditions neo-imperialist.
As a noun, a neo-imperialist is someone who practices or advocates such policies.
Superior influence over others
- supremacyHighest rank or power
- hegemonyDominant group's control
- ascendancyDominant power or influence
- superpowerDominant nation or magical ability
preeminence · dependency · subordination · asymmetry · unilateralism · primacy
Forcible entry into territory
- occupationOne's regular paid work
- destabilizationCausing loss of stability
- sanctionsPunitive international restrictions
- meddlingIntrusive interference in others' concerns
nation-building · peacekeeping · democratization · liberation
Belief one's culture superior
- EurocentrismBias toward Western perspectives
- paternalismControlling others for their good
- crusadeZealous effort for change
- missionaryReligious outreach worker
Guarded semi-autonomous territory
- mandateFormal authoritative directive
- annexationAbsorbing territory into jurisdiction
- partitionBarrier separating spaces
- extraterritorialityLegal reach beyond borders
Indirect foreign domination
- monocultureSingle-crop agricultural system
- sweatshopExploitative manufacturing workplace
- outsourcingThird-party task delegation
- privatizationState sells public assets
dominance
Superior influence over others
- supremacyHighest rank or power
- hegemonyDominant group's control
- ascendancyDominant power or influence
superpower · preeminence · dependency · subordination · asymmetry · unilateralism · primacy
invasion
Forcible entry into territory
- occupationOne's regular paid work
- destabilizationCausing loss of stability
- sanctionsPunitive international restrictions
meddling · nation-building · peacekeeping · democratization · liberation
ethnocentrism
Belief one's culture superior
- EurocentrismBias toward Western perspectives
- paternalismControlling others for their good
- crusadeZealous effort for change
protectorate
Guarded semi-autonomous territory
- mandateFormal authoritative directive
- annexationAbsorbing territory into jurisdiction
- partitionBarrier separating spaces
extraterritoriality · jurisdiction · suzerainty · trusteeship · garrison
neocolonialism
Indirect foreign domination
- monocultureSingle-crop agricultural system
- sweatshopExploitative manufacturing workplace
- outsourcingThird-party task delegation
privatization · austerity · underdevelopment · core-periphery
neo-imperialistanti-imperialist
Opposing powerful states' expansion
isolationist · pacifist · neutralist · nationalist · non-aligned
neo-imperialistanti-imperialist
Opposing powerful states' expansion
decolonial · liberationist · post-colonial · internationalist · egalitarian
neo, imperialist, new, neologism, neophyte, neonatal, neoclassical, neoliberal, neoconservative