Empire of Disorder
Alain Joxe
Globalization is quickly turning the world into a chaos, leading to an increasing disparity between rich and poor, the rise of an international, rootless ‘noble class,’ and an escalating number of endless cruel little wars. Yet the United States refuses to conquer the world and assume the protective imperial role for the societies it subjugates. Instead, it operates on a case-by-case basis, regulating disorder, repressing the symptoms of despair instead of attacking its cause. For the first time perhaps, humanity has embarked on an ocean of disorder with no final order in sight.
Alain Joxe is the foremost French specialist in Strategic affairs and contemporary wars. He is president of the Interdisciplinary Center for Research on Peace and director of studies at the Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales in Paris.