Empires with and without Colonies: What's the difference?

In this video, I discuss the concept of empire and explore how colonialism affects the political dimensions of this regime. What are the differences between empires with and without colonies? Are there any at all? Which are some historical examples? To find answers to these questions check the video.

Learning Objectives
What is an empire?
What are its key characteristics?
What is colonialism?
What are the differences between empires with and without colonies?

Timestamps
00:00 Introduction
00:10 The definition of empire
00:41 Colonialism
01:24 Hypocrisy and racism at play
02:19 The British Empire example
03:00 The European double standard
03:30 The USA imperialism example
04:16 Cultural hegemony
05:35 Militarism

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References
The definition of “empire” by Britannica: https://www.britannica.com/topic/empi...

The definition of “colonialism” by the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy: https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/co...

Daniel Immerwahr on The Guardian, “How the US has hidden its empire”: https://www.theguardian.com/news/2019...

H. Schiffman, “Language Policy in the Former Soviet Union”: https://ccat.sas.upenn.edu/~haroldfs/...

In the thumbnail, Victoria of Great Britain (left) and Alexander II of Russia (right).