
The Crisis of Confronting Hegemony: Between the Imperial Dimension and the Civilizational Dimension
Hegemony is not merely military or economic power imposed directly; it is a composite system that gains stability when imperial power converges with civilizational capacity to shape minds through shared language and standards. Here lies the crisis of confrontation: armed or economic resistance, no matter how strong, cannot alone secure lasting independence unless it is coupled with a civilizational project capable of protecting humanity from cultural and cognitive penetration and of providing a unifying alternative that transcends internal divisions.


