At its most general level, Lenin’s emphasis on the direct linkage between imperialism and capitalism is undeniable, now more than ever. At the time of Lenin, much of the world was still operating within pre-capitalist formations. Today almost every part of the world is dominated by capitalist systems. Capitalism, contrary to Lenin’s expectations, however, continues to expand extensively and intensively. So does imperialism, which, despite claims by theorists like Hardt and Negri,2 is far from dead and continues its vigorous and aggressive global dominance, though—as will be discussed below—in much different forms and with different structures https://newpol.org/issue_post/neoliberal-imperialism-latest-stage-capitalism/ #neoliberalism #russia #india #china #DPRK #iran #syria #lebanon #venezuela #nigeria #chad #somalia #iraq #pakistan #Afghanistan