Archive · 7 Nov 2025
Author Critiques Global Conquests and Western Hegemony Shift
Imagine history as a big story about countries trying to get power and land.
For a long time, many countries in Europe were very good at conquering other places using better tools and sometimes tricky ways.
They took over lands all over the world.
These conquerors also fought with each other, leading to big wars like World War I and World War II.
After these wars, countries in Europe and America became very powerful using money and clever stories instead of just fighting.
But lately, things are changing.
The author thinks these powerful countries are starting to have problems because of their past actions, and their way of being in charge might be ending.
They are using old tricks to seem strong, but the author believes the world is starting to see through it.
The author suggests that true strength comes from good character and honesty, not just from having lots of money or power.
The author describes historical European expansion not as colonization, but as brutal conquests and subjugation using advanced weaponry and financial tools.
Internecine wars among European powers culminated in World War I and World War II.
The post-WWII era shifted from physical conquest to sophisticated financial and soft power techniques, marked by global misadventures.
Recent events like the 2008 financial crash and the Ukraine conflict suggest the breakdown of the post-WWII global order and Western hegemony.
The author implies that Western countries are being haunted by their past deeds and that their current strategies are unsustainable, advocating for values like truth and sound character.
- Who
- The author, writing as a subscriber to ThePrint
- What
- An analysis and critique of global history, focusing on European conquests, the nature of power, and the potential breakdown of Western hegemony.
- When
- Over the past few centuries, with particular emphasis on the post-WWII era and recent events like the 2008 financial crash and the Ukraine conflict.
- Where
- Globally, with specific mentions of Europe, the Western hemisphere, Africa, Asia, China, Russia, Vietnam, and Afghanistan.
- Why
- To offer a subscriber's perspective on historical events and current global changes, suggesting a shift away from Western dominance and a return to more fundamental values.
Author's Perspective
Traditional Western Viewpoint (implied)
Nature of European Expansion
Author's Perspective
European expansion was marked by brutal conquests, depredation, duplicity, deceit, and cruelty, better described as 'brutal conquests and subjugation' rather than 'colonization'.
Traditional Western Viewpoint (implied)
European expansion and colonization led to global progress and development.
Post-WWII Global Order
Author's Perspective
The post-WWII era has seen sophisticated financial and soft power techniques, but also unending misadventures, replaced by financial cunning, dirty tricks, propaganda, and a loss of warrior spirit.
Traditional Western Viewpoint (implied)
The post-WWII era, led by 'trans-Atlantic' erstwhile Europeans, brought about a period of global domination and stability through financial and soft power.
Current Global Changes
Author's Perspective
The current breakdown of the post-WWII global order signifies a 'tectonic change' where past deeds haunt Western countries, and old tricks like currency debasement are used, indicating a potential collapse of Western hegemony.
Traditional Western Viewpoint (implied)
The current global changes represent shifts in power dynamics, but not necessarily a collapse of Western influence.
- Period Covered
- Past few centuries, with a focus on recent decades
- Key Historical Events Mentioned
- European conquests, Ottoman Empire's end, WWI, WWII, Vietnam War, Afghanistan War, Opium Wars
- Critiqued Tools of Domination
- Better ships/weapons, credit-based finance, duplicity, deceit, back-stabbing, cruelty, financial cunning, soft power, propaganda, 'casino capitalism'
- Mentioned Failed European Conquests
- Attempts to conquer Russia by Napoleon and Hitler
- Current Global Shifts
- Breakdown of post-WWII global order, potential end of Western hegemony, financial crash of 2008, Ukraine conflict
- Author's Cited Values
- Sound human character, 'right livelihood', reliable communities, truth, and the spirit of 'Satyameva Jayate' (Truth Alone Triumphs)