Jason Roeder What ought to distinguish a nation-state from an empire is the people residing in the former’s ability to shape their own futures freely. Should the two be considered opposites? To answer this question, one must observe how empires utilize the vernacular of self-determination as a cover to amalgamate land for the metropole’s “long-term, all-union concerns.”  Prior to the Second World War, Japan and … Continue reading Corrupted National Identities – Prewar Japanese and Soviet Assimilationist Policies