Departure of Japan’s Iwakura Mission to the West. Courtesy of Wikimedia Commons.
Departure of Japan’s Iwakura Mission to the West. Courtesy of Wikimedia Commons.
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Decolonization has become one of the most resonant and politically charged themes across the developing world. From the Caribbean to Africa, it is invoked as a moral imperative, a necessary process of reclaiming identity, sovereignty, and dignity after centuries of foreign domination. Yet in practice, the modern interpretation of decolonization has drifted far from its original purpose. Rather than serving as a pathway to institutional maturity and global competitiveness, it has increasingly become an intellectual barrier to progress. (more…)