Trump’s New Brand of Imperialism
The historian Daniel Immerwahr says Trump’s embrace of imperialist adventuring is not just about business interests—it’s an appeal to masculinity which “seems to sell.”
January 9, 2026
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Trump’s New Brand of Imperialism
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The historian Daniel Immerwahr says Trump’s embrace of imperialist adventuring is not just about business interests—it’s an appeal to masculinity which “seems to sell.”
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