neocolonialism

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Aid became a bastion of paternalism or, as some came to see it, neocolonialism.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 7, 2025

For this maneuver to succeed, however, the end of French neocolonialism proved crucial.

From Salon • Oct. 22, 2023

As Prince of Wales, he audibly opposed Western neocolonialism.

From Washington Post • Sep. 19, 2022

Here's to a brave Haitian population that survives in spite of the depravations of colonialism and neocolonialism!

From New York Times • Dec. 4, 2017

I have eavesdropped on grad students presenting dissertations about the subtext of neocolonialism in my writing. 

From Scientific American • Apr. 25, 2013