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This book reveals how today's devastating conflicts across Gaza, Syria, and the broader Middle East represent imperialism in its most destructive form. Leading Area Studies scholars move beyond fragmented analyses to examine how US-led imperial power functions as a comprehensive system—from Tunisia's financial dependency to the weaponization of feminist discourse in justifying violence. Central to this analysis is the concept of “accumulation by waste,” demonstrating how systematic destruction has become imperialism’s primary mechanism for maintaining regional control. Through diverse case studies spanning North Africa to the Arabian Peninsula, the authors illuminate how military interventions, financial domination, and ideological warfare work in concert to preserve Western hegemony. Yet this collection also documents emerging alternatives: from Palestinian resistance in Gaza to China's development model, pathways beyond imperial control are taking shape. This book is essential reading for anyone seeking to understand the forces shaping our world and the struggles necessary to transform it. This volume speaks to students, scholars, and policymakers across International Relations, Political Economy, Marxist Studies, Middle Eastern Studies, and Critical Security Studies. Originally published as a special issue of Middle East Critique, this edition features three additional chapters and a thoroughly updated introduction that addresses recent developments across the region.

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Matteo Capasso is Professor at the School of Country and Region Studies at the Institute of Middle East Studies at Northwest University, Xi’an, People’s Republic of China. He is Editor in Chief of Middle East Critique, and the author of the book Everyday Politics in the Libyan Arab Jamahiriya. Ali Kadri is Visiting Professor at Sun Yat-sen University, People’s Republic of China. His recent books include The Cordon Sanitaire: A Single Law Governing Development in East Asia and the Arab World, Imperialism with Reference to Syria, China’s Path to Development: Against Neoliberalism, and The Unmaking of Arab Socialism.

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