Hegemony
Define Hegemony
Hegemony is the political, economic, or cultural dominance/control of one group, state, or entity over others. It signifies supreme leadership or influence, often where the ruling party maintains power through consensus or accepted norms rather than just brute force. Key synonyms include dominance, ascendancy, supremacy, and dominion.
Examples
Regional Hegemony: Historical examples include Sparta as the leader of the Peloponnese League.
International Hegemony: Nazi Germany’s military dominance over Europe in the 1940s, or British political influence in the 18th-19th century.
Cultural Hegemony: A social group or “popular crowd” dictating cultural norms and defining what is popular or “cool”.
Economic Hegemony: The economic power of the U.S. following World War I, influencing global markets.
2026
2026-04-18 Palantir published a 22-point manifesto advocating American dominance, nuclear superiority, and autonomous AI weapons; describing some cultures as inferior; calling for reinstatement of the draft; and arguing that postwar constraints on Germany and Japan should be reversed. They wrote that a democratic society needs “hard power to prevail” and called for reinstatement of the draft.
https://x.com/palantirtech/status/2045574398573453312?s=46
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/GK1Zx4wz4ZU
https://www.dw.com/en/palantir-why-its-political-manifesto-is-causing-a-stir/a-76895480
https://www.businessinsider.com/palantir-manifesto-alex-karp-technological-republic-summary-2026-4
https://finance.yahoo.com/economy/policy/articles/palantir-wants-bring-back-draft-195853909.html
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/apr/21/palantir-manifesto-uk-contract-fears-mps
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/big-tech-firm-wants-reinstate-160059711.html
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2026/04/palantir-wants-to-bring-back-the-draft/
2026-04-21 Amnesty International’s annual Global Human Rights report described the leaders of Israel, Russia, and the United States as “voracious predators” pursuing economic and political domination, citing the Iran war, genocide, violence in Lebanon, and the Gaza conflict
https://www.amnesty.org/en/documents/pol10/0320/2026/en/
2026-04-24 Internal Pentagon documents reportedly outlined plans to pressure NATO allies that did not support the Iran war effort.
https://www.dw.com/en/spain-responds-to-reported-us-plans-to-punish-nato-allies/a-76923103
https://www.jpost.com/international/article-894058
2026 June
2026-06-01 Section 224 of the 2027 Defense Bill aims to merge the U.S. and Israeli militaries.
[https://armedservices.house.gov/uploadedfiles/fy27ndaa_chairmans_mark-final.pdf](https://armedservices.house.gov/uploadedfiles/fy27_ndaa_chairmans_mark-_final.pdf)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GS6ETupSVVw&list=WL&index=1
2026-06-08 Citizens of France accosted Pete Hegseth after a Normandy memorial speech in which he called immigration into Europe to a modern “invasion.” France called out the remarks for being toxic and cited Hegseth of “trying to interfere” with their democracy.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/world/articles/fact-check-residents-french-village-194200410.html
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c802e7jk458o
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TLiP8iwDYU8&list=WL&index=3&t=23s
2026-06-28 Trump’s so-called “Board of Peace” announced a sweeping grant of legal immunity against itself. They also announced the rights to obtain public property in Gaza, “free of charge”.
https://www.theguardian.com/law/2026/jun/27/board-of-peace-legal-immunity-un
https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/article-900662
2026 August
2026-08-01 Trump posted an AI generated image of his face looming over the coast of Greenland captioned “Hello, Greenland!”.
https://euperspectives.eu/2026/08/trump-greenland-us-control-by-2029/
2026-08-10 Greenland issued a warning against the US firm responsible for dropping off drilling equipment, telling them not to drill on their territory.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0gIyefnA–M&list=WL&index=4&t=362s
2026-08-14 Trump said he would soon declare the Strait of Hormuz a US territory.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_PS56UXN5UI&list=WL&index=3&t=7s
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/8/14/trump-says-he-will-declare-strait-of-hormuz-a-us-territory
2026-08-28 Trump announced a deal was struck with Venezuela to control 65 billion barrels of Venezuelan oil. Economists warned Venezuelans will not see benefit from the agreement. Senator Chris Van Hollen stated, “This is proof Trump put our service members at risk to get Venezuelan oil for his billionaire buddies. Putting our soldiers’ lives on the line for private profit is a gross dereliction of his constitutional duty”.
https://www.axios.com/2026/08/29/trump-venezuela-oil-deal
https://apnews.com/article/trump-venezuela-oil-reserves-eb0ed5a1e99602c21a7f690c3368020e