Policy Paper: Energy, Imperialism and Global Hierarchies in Dispute

Energy, coloniality, imperialism, global hierarchies 

About this policy paper:

This text emerges at the intersection of academic research, personal reflection, and a politically urgent contemporary concern. It does not seek to offer definitive answers, forecasts, or technocratic diagnoses, but rather, it rests on the conviction that any meaningful understanding of the present must begin with a deeper engagement with history. The analysis draws on my scholarly trajectory in global political economy, energy studies, and coloniality, while also being shaped by a specific biographical standpoint: that of a Latin American political scientist examining from Europe how dynamics historically externalized to the peripheries are returning to the core of the dominant international order.

The document engages with debates on energy, imperialism, and critical geopolitics. Its purpose is to contribute to public policy discussions and informed reflection grounded in academic analysis, at a historical juncture marked by the erosion of international law, the increasing resort to military force, and the reconfiguration of global power. The text speaks to policymakers, analysts, scholars, civil society actors, and readers keen to understand how the violent history underpinning the international order continues to shape the present.