During the 19th International Seminar on Struggles Against Neoliberalism, the specialist from Cuba’s Center for International Policy Research (CIPI) analyzed the current transformations of imperialism using the dialectical method of Vladimir Ilyich Lenin, who conceived the phenomenon as part of a historical process subject to constant change driven by its internal contradictions.

Nemeth Lesznova noted that the law of uneven capitalist development allows for an understanding of its various stages, which can undergo qualitative transformations without altering the system’s exploitative and monopolistic essence.

Among current shifts, she identified the struggle among powers for a redivision of spheres of influence, interests, and economic spaces—a process in which, she recalled, Lenin warned that relations between powers are ultimately determined by economic, financial, and military strength.

In her view, shifts in the balance of power during the 21st century, combined with the relative decline of U.S. hegemony, are accelerating the transition toward a multipolar structure.

She cited the emergence of BRICS, the fragmentation of value chains, and the reorientation of trade flows as manifestations of this process, although these transformations do not yet signify a change in the current global economic structure.

Lesznova also addressed U.S. policy toward Cuba, which she described as being characterized by an intensification of sanctions and economic pressure. He maintained that the blockade constitutes the main obstacle to the development of the Cuban economy and that the new measures have exacerbated difficulties in accessing oil, medicines, food, and supplies.

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