Karl Kautsky, “Ultra-imperialism,” and Multipolarity

Autor: Greg Godels | 8. 4. 2023

The fashionable term “multipolarity” – popular with a significant section of the international left– has an historical antecedent. In 1914, Karl Kautsky– then possibly the most prominent Marxist theoretician in the world– wrote an essay on the phases of capitalism– past, current, and future. Like many modern-day multipolaristas who imagine a stable, peaceful imperialism after the taming of the US, Kautsky foresaw a benign phase of capitalist cooperation and peace after the war, after the belligerents were exhausted.

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