Will 2023 Be the Year of Backfiring Sanctions for the Overstretched US Empire?
Rania Khalek Dispatches
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Is Military Intervention the Favored Instrument of Imperialism?
I think sanctions become the preferred instrument of imperialism. It's deployed on states that are weakened and do not have a military deterrent capacity. Sanctions may provide a way in which you can avoid a 10-15-year military occupation, but still impose severe costs on the people of those territories. I think it really demonstrates to these states that if you want to now participate in the world economy, you have to restructure your sovereignty.
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