The text offers a critical reading of Atilio Borón’s “Latin America in the Geopolitics of Imperialism,” by highlighting the relevance of his analysis of contemporary forms of imperial domination in Latin America. The author argues that U.S. hegemony is reproduced through militarization, control of the media, extractivism, and the economic subordination of countries in the Global South. The review examines the tensions between progressivism, sovereignty, and dependency, as well as the challenges of building post-capitalist alternatives based on ecological justice and popular power. It also updates Borón’s theses in light of recent phenomena, such as media warfare, digital disinformation, the rise of the new right, and global geopolitical disputes. Finally, it analyzes the Colombian case, by pointing out the structural limits of the progressive project in the face of war economies, territorial powers, and mechanisms of hegemony, which hinder profound transformations.
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