History of US Imperialism: Rise of American Unipolarity

This class is our next installment in this series on the history of U.S. imperialism. With the last class leaving us at the end of the Cold War and the counter-revolution in the Soviet Union, we will now cover the subsequent rise of American unipolarity. This class spans from 1991-2005. First we will address the counter-revolution in the USSR and counter-revolutions across the world at the beginning of the 1990’s, as well as US/NATO intervention in Iraq, Kuwait, Bosnia and more during the decade. The second section will cover the September 11th terrorist attacks and the beginning of the so-called “War on Terror” with the launch of invasions in Afghanistan and Iraq as well as expanded intervention abroad. Lastly we will address the domestic and trade issues of the time, such as NAFTA, the PATRIOT ACT, the Democratic Party change under Clinton and more.

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Timestamps:
0:00 Introduction
2:10 Clinton, Yeltsin, NATO and Transnational Corporations
11:10 Q&A 1
45:35 US in the Middle East: Gulf War, September 11th, and the War on Terror
52:00 Video - General Wesley Clark "We're going to take out seven countries in five years."
56:20 Q&A 2
1:10:00 Domestic and Trade Issues
1:16:20 Q&A 3 and Conclusion

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• Laatste aflevering: 2025-04-02
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