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SpookyGenderCommunist@hexbear.net 11 months ago“imperial core” isn’t a phrase we made up. It refers to World Systems Theory, a theory of international relations invented by a guy named Immanuel Wallerstein which argues that imperial “Core” countries (think the traditional “developed” or “first world” countries. Mainly the US and Europe) have a particular extractive, colonial relationship with “Periphery” countries (think poor, raw material exporting, rentier states like Kyrgyzstan or Nigeria).
Then there are semi-periphery countries which are still tied into the imperial core in some way, but have enough sway economically and geopolitically to kind of stand on their own. They have a different kind of relationship to the imperial core, compared to the periphery (these would be the BRICS countries, largely).
That’s a gross over simplification, but hopefully that answers your question.
Gsus4@feddit.nl 11 months ago
Wasn’t aware of this, thank you for taking the time to explain it :)
SpookyGenderCommunist@hexbear.net 11 months ago
No problem!
Egon@hexbear.net 11 months ago
Thanks for engaging in gold faith!