Empire is a form of sovereign power that governs globalization.  The global economic and cultural exchanges.  The sovereignty of nation-states has declined due to an inability to govern economic and cultural exchanges.  The sovereignty of nation-states is being replaced by a sovereignty composed of national and supranational institutions.  Empire does not mean imperialism, and does not establish a territorial center of power.  Empire’s governance is decentralized. 

 

Empires seek to be inclusive to different values, to different people.  Creating methods for negotiating a perpetual and universal peace.  The empire’s justification for the use of force, is to use force in the service of resolving humanitarian problems, and imposing peace.  Empire is brought into being by the capacity to resolve conflicts.  Through empire, people have been overcoming repressive political and economic methods.  Through empire, people have been experimenting with alternative methods of liberty, while seeking international cohesion.  The power of empires comes from making people more productive. 

 

This book can be difficult to read.  Difficult because of the way the authors explain the ideas, using a myriad of philosophical and historic references.  The references are provided a short description, but read like jargon meant for those who already know the references.  References that could be interpreted differently based on what details have been added or left out.