Globalization and Global Disorder, I:

US Empire and Resistance

Reporter: Gilbert A.

June 08, 2005

I. The World Imperialism System

1. Empire, Imperialism

2. Rise of the US Empire

3. From World Oligarchy to Global Overlordship (Within Bipolarity)

II. The "Unipolar" Era

1. The US: Decline, Recovery and Triumph

2. Post-Cold War Options

3. Imperial Globalization

III. The Achilles Heel of US Empire

1. Military Hyperpower and the Limits of Imperial Reach

2. Afghanistan, Iraq, Islam

3. The "Other Superpower"