Paramilitarism and Neoliberalism

A neglected history: The political figure of the Colombian migrant in Venezuela

“…The national political elite, which mainly lives in the capital Bogot a, has left vast geographical spaces in the hands of local elites associated with non-state armed groups (paramilitaries and drug-trafficking bands) in exchange for holding political power. Meanwhile, the peripheral regions exist in a perpetual state of low-intensity conflict (Hristov, 2014), which exhibits a particular demographic logic. The regions have been depopulated (for example, by killing social groups that objected to the booty capitalism or through forced displacement) and filled instead with capital-intensive activities like mining and coca leaf plantations.…”

Global Conflicts and Local Interactions: Contradictions of Global Capitalism and Civil Society

“…Even if the USA is declining power, its leading economic and political groups, in collaboration with other transnational capital groups, have still played a leading role in the domination of the world via militarily channels on the global level. The militarization of the economy and society is rooted particularly in the events of 11 September 2001, and has led to global interactions that connect the military and security complex with industrial and political trends in a specific dangerous way (Hristov, 2014;Paley, 2014). These repressive tendencies have led to the establishment of a global police state.…”