Contents -- 1 Introduction: Empire in Denial -- 2 State- building States without Sovereignty -- 3 The Governance of Government -- 4 The Ethics of Empire in Denial -- 5 Denial of the EU's Eastern Empire -- 6 Denying the Bosnian Protectorate -- 7 Techniques of Evasion ( 1) Anti- corruption Initiatives -- 8 Techniques of Evasion ( 2) The Rule of Law -- 9 Conclusion: Six Theses on Phantom States and Empire in Denial -- References -- Index.