The New Imperialism Volume 2

This volume focuses on humanitarian interventionism invasion occupation information warfare propaganda operations and the military-academic complex. The case studies range from Canadian universities to WikiLeaks Iraq Iran and Libya. We examine topics such as the role of myth in justifying NATO's war against Libya; the attack on civilian infrastructure in Iraq; WikiLeaks and what it tells us about torture in Iraq; relations between the U.S. and Iran and the role of propaganda; the depth of militarization of university research in Canada; the successes of WikiLeaks in making an impact on world affairs; and the (im)possibility of humanitarian intervention under imperialist conditions. Contributors include Laura Beach Sabrina Guerrieri Jessica Cobran Natalie Jansezia Corey Seaton MacLean Hawley and the volume editor Maximilian Forte. The volume emerged from the second seminar in the New Imperialism series at Concordia University.