On the Unavoidable, Ongoing Decline – and Fall – of the US Empire
Johan Galtung – 1930-2024 March 31, 2025 – This analysis was written in 2003 and expanded upon in 2015. 1. Definitions and Hypotheses: An Overview Definition: An empire is a transboundary Center-Periphery system, in macro-space and in macro-time, with a culture legitimizing a structure of unequal exchange between center and periphery: Empires have different profiles. […]