Tag: maritime-trade-networks

The Tollbooth at the Edge of Empire: Washington Sets Fire to Hormuz and Charges the World for Water

The Trump administration claims it is defending freedom of navigation in the Strait of Hormuz, yet its latest policy reveals something very different: a naval blockade of Iran, a bid to control one of the world's most strategic waterways and a proposed 20 percent charge on global commerce passing through it. Excavating the BBC's coverage, this essay reconstructs the chronology buried beneath the headlines, exposing how a war launched by the United States and Israel has been repackaged as a story of Iranian aggression. Behind the rhetoric of maritime security lies a deeper struggle over sovereignty, imperial power and who has the right to govern the world's vital arteries of trade.

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The World System Before European Hegemony: How the West Hijacked a System It Did Not Build

Janet Abu-Lughod's "Before European Hegemony" ruthlessly dismantles the myth that Europe rose to global prominence due to inherent superiority or brilliance. Instead, it reveals a pre-existing world economy crafted by diverse, thriving civilizations from which Europe, late to the game, benefited through exploitation and rupture. By tracing this narrative, Abu-Lughod forces us to confront uncomfortable truths: Europe did not create history; it emerged through the erosion of powerful systems created by others. History wasn’t predestined; it was violently reshaped.

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The Theater of Legal Illusions: U.S. Freedom of Navigation as Empire’s Last Act

The headlines paint China as the aggressor, but the real performance is Washington disguising coercion as law. The facts expose a history of colonial cartography, militarized bases, and trade arteries patrolled by empire. Reframed through the eyes of the global proletariat, “freedom of navigation” is revealed as freedom of coercion. From fisherfolk flotillas to multipolar... Continue Reading →

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Firewall for Empire: Vietnam’s Cutter Diplomacy and the Class Struggle at Sea

The Pentagon hands off warships, Newsweek hands off narratives, and a comprador class signs away sovereignty—all in time for the 30th anniversary of “normalized” relations By Prince Kapone | Weaponized Information | June 21, 2025 Ink Over Napalm: Newsweek’s Cutter Diplomacy and the Manufacture of Consent Newsweek’s breezy dispatch about Washington “growing a defense partnership... Continue Reading →

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World War Sea: How the U.S. Empire Is Turning the Oceans into a Global Battlefield

The next world war won’t start on land—it will start underwater. From UNCLOS obstruction to seabed militarization, Washington is weaponizing the sea to block China, sabotage multipolarity, and preserve empire through force and extraction.By Prince Kapone | Weaponized Information | June 13, 20251. “Sovereignty,” Screamed from a Think-Tank BalconyFlip on 60 Minutes and you’ll hear... Continue Reading →

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