For more than a century at least, American presidents have been driven by deep historical and ideological forces to conceive US foreign policy in part through the lens of democracy promotion. This book offers a collection of articles that debate how far democratic aspirations have been realized in actual foreign policies.
For more than a century at least, American presidents have been driven by deep historical and ideological forces to conceive US foreign policy in part...
The role of democracy promotion in US foreign policy has increased considerably in the last three decades, booming especially in the immediate years after the end of the Cold War. The rise of democracy promotion originated in a long historical tradition that saw exporting American political values as instrumental in securing US security and economic interests, an idea which was expressed freely once Cold War strategic constraints disappeared. Under Bill Clinton, there was an explicit attempt to do so by reframing American strategy in terms of 'democratic enlargement' and this book assesses...
The role of democracy promotion in US foreign policy has increased considerably in the last three decades, booming especially in the immediate year...
