U.S. Military Bases and Empire
2002; Monthly Review Foundation; Volume: 53; Issue: 10 Linguagem: Inglês
10.14452/mr-053-10-2002-03_1
ISSN0027-0520
Autores Tópico(s)Historical and Contemporary Political Dynamics
ResumoEmpires throughout human history have relied on foreign military bases to enforce their rule, and in this respect at least, Pax Americana is no different than Pax Romana or Pax Britannica. "The principal method by which Rome established her political supremacy in her world," wrote historian Arnold Toynbee in his America and the World Revolution (1962), was by taking her weaker neighbors under her wing and protecting them against her and their stronger neighbors. Rome's relation with these protégées of hers was a treaty relation. Juridically they retained their previous status of sovereign independence. The most that Rome asked of them in terms of territory was the cessation, here and there, of a patch of ground for the plantation of a Roman fortress to provide for the common security of Rome's allies and Rome herself.This article can also be found at the Monthly Review website, where most recent articles are published in full.Click here to purchase a PDF version of this article at the Monthly Review website.
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