Office Hours 15-Sovereign Development vs. Imperialist War w/Bikrum Gill

The radical academy is in session Friday, Nov. 21 at 5pm for Office Hours. In this session Adnan hosts Dr. Bikrum Gill, a professor at Virginia Tech, a scholar of international political economy, and member of the Anti-Imperialist Scholars Collective. We will talk about the key confrontation of our time: the possibility for sovereign development by peoples of the Global South and the imperialist wars waged against these projects by the colonial West. We'll examine these processes and projects of alternative development outside of Western capitalist hegemony, the geopolitical economies and ecologies of imperial capitalism, and the various theatres in which sovereign development is under violent intervention and attack across the globe. This will be an important discussion, so join us and post your questions and comments on socials and in the YT chat! Bikrum's research is guided by third world Marxist political and methodological commitments. He is concerned, in particular, with how the contradictions of capitalist imperialism bear upon the sovereign capacity of peoples in the Global South. His research and writings have inquired into this question through a focus on agriculture and development, the climate crisis, sanctions, and anti-colonial/anti-imperialist resistance. To prepare for Office Hours, you can read some recent pieces by Bikrum:  https://www.anti-imperialists.com/blog/orders-of-sovereignty https://voxummah.com/2025/06/the-second-sacred-defence-solidarity-sovereignty-and-the-politics-of-anti-war/ https://voxummah.com/2025/06/the-second-sacred-defence-solidarity-sovereignty-and-the-politics-of-anti-war/ You can have priority for your questions and comments by becoming a supporter and posting on patreon.com/adnanhusain or make a one time contribution via buymeacoffee.com/adnanhusain Support the show on Patreon if you can (and get early access to episodes)! www.patreon.com/adnanhusain Or make a one-time donation to the show and Buy Me a Coffee: https://buymeacoffee.com/adnanhusain Like, subscribe, share! Also available as audio podcast on all major platforms: https://adnanhusainshow.libsyn.com X: @adnanahusain Substack: adnanahusain.substack.com www.adnanhusain.org