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The Imperial Counteroffensive: Contradictions, Challenges and Opportunities

ABSTRACT A major issue for understanding world developments since September 11 is the projection of power by the US imperial state. Under conditions of an economic crisis and the decline of US influence in various parts of the world, the events of September 11 created conditions for a renewed effort by the United States, under the administration of George W. Bush, to re-establish and consolidate its hegemony. This paper examines the political dynamics of these developments in the context of the war declared by the US imperial state against “international terrorism.” This war is shown to be just another political and military offensive in a protracted class war. The paper examines some recent permutations of this war and its implications for developments in Latin America and elsewhere.