▁continue ▁to ▁critic ize ▁and ▁opp ose ▁the ▁actions ▁of ▁the ▁U . S . ▁government . ▁ ▁Main ▁arguments ▁ ▁U . S . ▁Imperial ▁Grand ▁Str ategy ▁ ▁Ch om sky ' s ▁primary ▁argument ▁in ▁H eg em ony ▁or ▁Sur v ival ▁is ▁that ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁government ▁has ▁purs ued ▁an ▁" Im per ial ▁Grand ▁Str ategy " ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁maintain ▁its ▁status ▁as ▁the ▁world ' s ▁for em ost ▁super power ▁since ▁at ▁least ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁Second ▁World ▁War . ▁A do pt ing ▁the ▁term ▁" Im per ial ▁Grand ▁Str ategy " ▁from ▁international ▁affairs ▁special ist ▁John ▁I ken berry ▁of ▁Pr inc eton ▁University , ▁he ▁quotes ▁I ken berry ▁on ▁the ▁nature ▁of ▁this ▁doctrine ▁and ▁the ▁manner ▁in ▁which ▁it ▁cons iders ▁the ▁" rule ▁of ▁force " ▁to ▁be ▁more ▁important ▁than ▁the ▁" rule ▁of ▁law ", ▁thereby ▁ign oring ▁international ▁law . ▁Qu oting ▁liberal ▁states man ▁Dean ▁A ches on , ▁Ch om sky ▁as ser ts ▁that ▁the ▁purpose ▁of ▁this ▁strategy ▁is ▁to ▁prevent ▁any ▁challenge ▁to ▁the ▁" power , ▁position , ▁and ▁prest ige ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States ". ▁ ▁Not ing ▁that ▁economic ▁decision ▁making ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁is ▁highly ▁central ized ▁among ▁a ▁select ▁so cio - e conom ic ▁el ite ▁who ▁control ▁big ▁business , ▁he ▁arg ues ▁that ▁this ▁el ite ▁play ▁a ▁dominant ▁role ▁in ▁this ▁Imperial ▁Grand ▁Str ategy ▁because