The one thing that Noam Chomsky and Paul Wolfowitz might agree upon is the reality of an
American Empire. Of course, Chomsky regards the American Empire as a monstrosity and …

Americans on the supposedly" empty" land. The empire as market power is simi-larly difficult
to grasp, not being visible or tangible. Its abstract character may partly explain the paradox …

1970s. What is new is that many such references are neither hostile nor apologetic. Writers
from the political Left and Right such as Michael Ignatieff, Paul Kennedy, Max Boot and Tom …

In 1878, when Britain had just gained con-trol of the Middle East by purchasing the majority
shares in the new Suez Canal, and was about to secure its dominance of the Mediterranean …

It's an honor to be moderating this discussion between the two of you. You have both
managed to author interesting and cogently argued books that are nevertheless at odds with …

by Andrew/. Bacevich longer fodder for accusations and denials, American imperialism has
of late become a proposition to be considered on its merits. In leading organs of opinion …

Three recent books represent the latest endeavors to study empires scientifically. Jane
Burbank and Frederick Cooper's extensive volume and Timothy Parsons' selective survey …

The American Century. These three words surely constitute one of the best-known
expressions of modern international history. The phrase was first coined by the highly …

Is there an American empire? Will it last? These two questions haunt the contempo-rary
period. In the last few years, roughly since the enunciation of a new national security …

The phrase “American empire” has reentered the popular lexicon but remains contested.
What does it mean to say that the United States is an empire? Why has this term resurfaced …