The West runs the world - and has since the 1970s.
Neoliberal policies coming out of America and the UK have become mainstream and
have influenced many other societies around the world. These dominant players
in the global arena have intruded into Middle Eastern societies - to much of
the locals’ disliking - in order to ‘democratise’ them; in other words, pulling
them into a web of capitalism and democracy. Globalisation has created a new
world order with the West at the forefront of expansion while leaving less
developed countries uprooted and isolated. While some accepted this fact,
others did not and planned to revolt against these money-driven westerners and
their corrupt neoliberal values. Specifically after the US’ 2003 invasion of
Iraq, a blossoming Islamic State (ISIS) would team up with Bin Laden’s Al Qaeda
in the Iraq Insurgency against corrupt Muslim leaders and Western Ideals. This blog
post links globalisation to the rise of ISIS by first examining neoliberalism
and its effects on different classes and their association with another, outlines
the beginnings of the organisation and discusses how it rivals the neoliberal
global order.
