Editing Hegemony or Survival (section)

{{Short description|Book by Noam Chomsky}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2020}}
{{Infobox book
 | name         = Hegemony or Survival: America's Quest for Global Dominance
 | image        = Hegemony or Survival Front Cover (2003 first edition).jpg
 | caption      = First edition cover
 | border       = yes
 | author       = [[Noam Chomsky]]
 | publisher    = [[Metropolitan Books]], [[Haymarket Books]]
 | release_date = November 2003, January 2024
 | media_type   = Print ([[Paperback]])
 | pages        = 304
 | isbn         = 9798888901458
 | dewey        = 327.73/009/0511 22
 | congress     = E902.C47 2003
 | oclc         = 52798943
}}

'''''Hegemony or Survival: America's Quest for Global Dominance''''' is a book about the [[Foreign policy of the United States|United States and its foreign policy]] written by American political activist and linguist [[Noam Chomsky]]. It was first published in the United States in November 2003 by [[Metropolitan Books]] and then in the United Kingdom by [[Penguin Books]]. It was republished by [[Haymarket Books]] in January 2024.<ref> {{cite book |last=Chomsky |first=Noam|author-link=Noam Chomsky |date=January 2024 |title=Hegemony or Survival |url=https://www.haymarketbooks.org/books/2331-hegemony-or-survival |publisher=Haymarket Books|isbn=9798888901458}} </ref>

Chomsky's main argument in ''Hegemony or Survival'' is that the socio-economic elite who control the United States have pursued an "Imperial Grand Strategy" since the end of [[World War II]] to maintain global hegemony through military, political, and economic means. He argues that in doing so they have repeatedly shown a total disregard for [[democracy]] and [[human rights]], in stark contrast to the US government's professed support for those values. He further argues that this continual pursuit of global hegemony threatens the existence of humanity itself because of the increasing proliferation of [[weapons of mass destruction]].

Drawing historical examples from 1945 through to 2003, Chomsky looks at the US government's support for regimes responsible for mass [[human rights abuse]]s—including [[ethnic cleansing]] and [[genocide]]—namely El Salvador, Colombia, Turkey, Israel, Egypt, South Africa, and Indonesia. He also discusses US support for militant dissident groups widely considered "[[terrorism|terrorists]]", particularly in Nicaragua and Cuba, as well as direct military interventions, such as the [[Vietnam War]], [[NATO bombing of Yugoslavia]], [[War in Afghanistan (2001–present)|Afghan War]] and [[Iraq War]], to further its power and grasp of resources. He argues that [[Foreign policy of the United States|US foreign policy]]—whether controlled by [[Republican Party (U.S.)|Republican]] or [[Democratic Party (U.S.)|Democratic]] administrations—pursues the same agenda of gaining access to lucrative resources and maintaining US world dominance.

Mainstream press reviews in the US were mixed and were largely negative in the UK, although a review in Asia was more positive. In a [[2006 Chávez speech at the United Nations|speech before the UN General Assembly]] in September 2006, Venezuelan President [[Hugo Chávez]] openly praised the work. Sales of the book surged after the recommendation, its rank on [[Amazon.com]] rising to No. 1 in paperback and No. 6 in hardcover in only a few days.{{sfn|Rich|2006}}