Geopolitics
The Imperial Turn: How the Trumpian Logic of Pacification Threatens Democratic Federalism
Former President Donald Trump is openly advocating for federal oversight of elections in up to 15 states, framing them as corrupt and necessitating imperial-style pacification rather than democratic self-rule. This represents a dangerous erosion of constitutional federalism, mirroring the oppressive imperial logic long deployed against the Global South, and threatens to turn democratic bastions into internal colonies subject to coercive control.
