Introduction The formal dismantling of colonial empires following the Second World War marked one of the most significant transformations in international politics. Between the late 1940s and the 1970s, Asia, Africa, and the Caribbean witnessed an unprecedented wave of decolonization, resulting in the emergence of numerous sovereign states. Political independence, however, did not necessarily translate … Continue reading How does neo-colonialism explain the persistence of unequal power relations between developed and developing countries in the post-colonial era?