[lbo-talk] Kees van der Pijl

[Grant Lee]

> > Not necessarily. There have been examples of imperialised countries
> becoming
> > imperial countries.
>
> There are also examples of countries, which are neither imperial countries
> nor are imperialised countries in the world today. What do terms like
> "imperial countries" and "imperialised countries" mean in the contemporary
> world?
>
> Ulhas

I must admit these are not my preferred terms. But, broadly speaking, they
usually refer to the intentions and abilities of governments to influence
and/or direct other governments. For example, the US is imperialist in
relation to most countries, including both Australia and Papua New Guinea,
whereas Australia is imperialist only in relation to Papua New Guinea.