American Grand Strategy and the Democratic Peace
ResearchPosted on rand.org May 1, 2012Published In: Survival: Global Politics and Strategy, v. 54, no. 2, Apr./May 2012, p. 49-76
ResearchPosted on rand.org May 1, 2012Published In: Survival: Global Politics and Strategy, v. 54, no. 2, Apr./May 2012, p. 49-76
US foreign policies for two decades have been justified with reference to the spread of democracy and human rights. As a grand narrative to explain America's role in the world, there is no credible alternative.
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