Abstract
Michael Mann's Incoherent Empire is a revealing text which manages to address bold political accusations and provide concurrent evidence. His critique of the American empire is timely and arguably more pertinent today than it was when written, after various imperial failures have helped corroborate his claims. However it is still unclear whether or not his prediction of imperial collapse can be determined to be accurate. Mann's essential argument is that "the demise of the new imperialisms will not come from the rise of another power but instead from extremely uneven power resources. The new imperialists are placing too much emphasis on military power." Pinpointing the source of Empires' decline has proven a challenge throughout history, as there are often culminations of factors that lead to instability, however a specific analysis of the US military would seem a logical place to begin the dissection of Mann's thesis.
