HuffPost: First, how do you define the ‘imperial boomerang,’ or the ‘colonial boomerang,’ as it’s also called? Julian Go: The “imperial boomerang” concept refers to the process by which imperialism abroad comes home to impact the imperializers themselves. Are those groups’ interactions with civilians a byproduct of the imperial boomerang? Go: We see the imperial boomerang most with the police. You write that we often see the ‘imperial boomerang’ come into play in response to perceived racialized threats from minority and immigrant populations.

Source: Huffington Post February 06, 2026 04:34 UTC