neoimperialism
Contemporary colonial control
Neoimperialism is the extension of a nation's power over others through economic pressure, political influence, or cultural dominance rather than direct military conquest or colonial administration.
The term suggests that imperial relationships persist in new forms—through trade agreements, debt, foreign aid with strings attached, or corporate exploitation: Critics accused the lending policies of neoimperialism.
Often used pejoratively.
Dominant group's control
- supremacyHighest rank or power
- ascendancyDominant power or influence
- dominationSupreme authority held
- predominanceSuperior influence or control
preeminence · overlordship · subjugation · control · influence · power · sovereignty · authority
Foreign territorial takeover
- subjugationForcing into submission
- protectorateGuarded semi-autonomous territory
- annexationAbsorbing territory into jurisdiction
- settlersThose who establish homes
colonists · indigenous · missionaries · territories · enclave · outpost · conquest · colonizer
Dominant nation or magical ability
- unilateralismActing without international cooperation
- multipolarityMultiple competing power centers
- interventionismPolicy of deliberate involvement
- realpolitikPolitics prioritizing practicality over ethics
statecraft · sanctions · alliances · blocs · IMF · WTO · conditionality · containment
Exploitative manufacturing facilities
- plunderGoods seized violently
- profiteeringExploiting scarcity for gain
- dispossessionDeprival of property rights
- underdevelopmentInadequate economic or social progress
hegemony
Dominant group's control
- supremacyHighest rank or power
- ascendancyDominant power or influence
- dominationSupreme authority held
predominance · preeminence · overlordship · subjugation · control · influence · power · sovereignty · authority · command
colonization
Foreign territorial takeover
- subjugationForcing into submission
- protectorateGuarded semi-autonomous territory
- annexationAbsorbing territory into jurisdiction
settlers · colonists · indigenous · missionaries · territories · enclave · outpost · conquest · colonizer · native
superpower
Dominant nation or magical ability
- unilateralismActing without international cooperation
- multipolarityMultiple competing power centers
- interventionismPolicy of deliberate involvement
realpolitik · statecraft · sanctions · alliances · blocs · IMF · WTO · conditionality · containment
sweatshops
Exploitative manufacturing facilities
- plunderGoods seized violently
- profiteeringExploiting scarcity for gain
- dispossessionDeprival of property rights
underdevelopment · commodification · monoculture · outsourcing
neoimperialismnational sovereignty
State's ultimate governing power
self-determination · anti-imperialism · decolonization · national liberation · political independence
neoimperialismfair trade
Equitable exchange between parties
economic nationalism · economic justice · economic independence · autarky · import substitution
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