European Union as neo colonisation

Offline Thoughts by Nessa Kwizera

Episode notes

The formation of the European Union is an epic of good and evil, of conquest, of power, and of empire. Is it a coincidence that the richest 10 countries in the EU are nearly all former colonial powers? Is it a coincidence that the poorest countries globally were formerly colonised? No, these legacies are testaments to the resounding success of colonisation - and that (neo) colonisation has been preserved and continued by the EU.

Keywords
financial exploitationcapitalismColonisationglobalisationEuropean Union EUAfrica EuropeAsiaSlaveryDe BeersUnileverBarclayseconomicsfree marketsprotectionismpower relationsconquesteconomic developmentWorld War 1World War 2colonization