Pieter Kriel is a South African political commentator, social critic, and writer focusing on geopolitics, power, and political systems. His work examines how ideology, history, and material interests shape global affairs, with particular attention to democracy, empire, and global inequality.
Kriel is a blunt critic of liberal capitalism, Western imperial power, and elite-driven political consensus. He challenges humanitarian rhetoric, media moralism, and the de-politicisation of class, arguing that contemporary politics is structured by exploitation, coercion, and unequal material power rather than stated values.
