TY - CHAP
T1 - Ukraine, Palestine, Latin America and the Caribbean: The US-China Rivalry and Dissent in a Multipolar World
AU - Villar, Oliver
N1 - This forthcoming major study will include work by leading figures of radical scholarship, critical thought and dissent such as Noam Chomsky, Jeffrey Sachs, and Yanis Varoufakis; and others like Michael Brenner, Victor Grossman, Yosefa Loshitzky, and Ronald Purser.
PY - 2025
Y1 - 2025
N2 - The US-China rivalry – with the US as the leading imperialist power and China as the principal rising power – has produced a multipolar world order which constitutes a serious threat to US and Western hegemony. The Ukraine War and the ongoing Israeli-Palestine conflict exemplify many of the geopolitical issues involved. However, Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) is arguably the most dynamic arena of the US-China rivalry. Within these three contexts, this chapter critically analyses 21st century imperialism, that is, capitalism in its most aggressive and developed form, which is the driving force behind the US-China rivalry. That is to say, within the imperialist framework, the US-China rivalry is fundamentally a fierce competition over the control of resources (e.g., oil in the Middle East and oil, minerals, and metals in LAC), markets (e.g., the energy market in Europe), and territory. The rivalry divides the Global North and the Global South, with the main beneficiary being China. A critical understanding of the US-China rivalry is essential to informed debate, organisation, and opposition to 21st century imperialism and, therefore, to dissent.
AB - The US-China rivalry – with the US as the leading imperialist power and China as the principal rising power – has produced a multipolar world order which constitutes a serious threat to US and Western hegemony. The Ukraine War and the ongoing Israeli-Palestine conflict exemplify many of the geopolitical issues involved. However, Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) is arguably the most dynamic arena of the US-China rivalry. Within these three contexts, this chapter critically analyses 21st century imperialism, that is, capitalism in its most aggressive and developed form, which is the driving force behind the US-China rivalry. That is to say, within the imperialist framework, the US-China rivalry is fundamentally a fierce competition over the control of resources (e.g., oil in the Middle East and oil, minerals, and metals in LAC), markets (e.g., the energy market in Europe), and territory. The rivalry divides the Global North and the Global South, with the main beneficiary being China. A critical understanding of the US-China rivalry is essential to informed debate, organisation, and opposition to 21st century imperialism and, therefore, to dissent.
KW - Ukraine
KW - Palestine
KW - Latin America and the Caribbean
KW - US-China rivalry
KW - dissent
KW - multipolarity
KW - 21st century imperialism
M3 - Chapter (peer-reviewed)
BT - Political Economy of Dissent: A Research Companion
A2 - Blunt, Peter
A2 - Escobar, Cecilia
A2 - Missos, Vlassis
PB - Routledge
ER -