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Okur M. A.

Siyaset ve Toplum, cilt.1, ss.120-145, 2005 (Hakemli Dergi)

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The "Initiative to Centralize the Empire": The US War on Globalization

This article analyzes the "imperial actions" undertaken by the United States in the post-9/11 era, particularly the invasion of Iraq, not merely as a response to immediate security threats, but as a reaction to the structural transformations within the international system caused by globalization. The study argues that while the US initially sponsored globalization, the process eventually began to erode the structural foundations of American hegemony by facilitating the rise of "semi-peripheral" powers like China and India, and strengthening the European Union as a rival economic and political center.


Contrasting with Hardt and Negri’s concept of a "decentered" Empire, this article conceptualizes US foreign policy as an "Initiative to Centralize the Empire". This initiative represents an attempt by the US state apparatus to reassert control over global dynamics and curb the autonomy of global markets and supranational institutions that no longer solely serve American national interests.

The article further examines the tensions this initiative creates between the US state and other actors, including multinational corporations and civil society, whose interests often diverge from the state's geopolitical goals. Finally, it posits that this attempt at centralization is paradoxical: rather than restoring hegemony, the reliance on military force and unilateralism accelerates the erosion of US "soft power" and structural dominance, potentially hastening the decline it seeks to prevent.