Imperialism and the capitalist state
– theoretical challenges
in the context of the war in Ukraine
1
Wydział Nauk Politycznych
i Studiów Międzynarodowych, Uniwersytet Warszawski
Publication date: 2023-04-04
Studia Politologiczne 2023;67
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ABSTRACT
The aim of the article is to analyze the theory of capitalist imperialism in the
context of the challenges of the war in Ukraine. The main theoretical positions in the face
of this war, related debates and doubts are outlined. A thesis is put forward about the
adequacy of the diagnosis treating capitalist imperialism as a phenomenon rooted in
the essence of capitalist states and the specificity of their rivalry. When analyzing the war
in Ukraine against the backdrop of multipolar imperialism, an attempt is also made to
concrete the analysis of Russian imperialism in relation to the failure of Russia’s economic
reconstruction and attempts to change this state’s place in global capitalism.
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