~~March 10, 2016~~
THE FREEDOM AGENDA
Why America Must Spread Democracy (Just Not the Way George Bush Did)
by James Traub
Reviewed by G. John Ikenberry
The Bush administration’s “freedom agenda” linked U.S. national security to the spread of democracy worldwide. After years of controversy and policy failure, democracy promotion is now greeted with sober skepticism. Realists are again cautioning against ideological crusades.
This spirited book argues that the United States should not abandon the democracy agenda, even as it needs to radically rethink its strategy and tactics.
As Traub sees it, the post-September 11 embrace of democracy promotion is now seen in the Middle East and elsewhere as a tool of hegemony and domination, pursued by a fearful superpower that has relaxed its own standards of openness and the rule of law at home.
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https://www.foreignaffairs.com/reviews/capsule-review/2009-01-01/freedom-agenda-why-america-must-spread-democracy-just-not-way
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