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A renowned scholar argues that liberal hegemonythe policy America has pursued since the Cold War endedis doomed to fail
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It is widely believed in the West that the United States should spread liberal democracy across the world, foster an open international economy, and build international institutions. The policy of remaking the world in Americas image is supposed to protect human rights, promote peace, and make the world safe for democracy. But this is not what has happened. Instead, the United States has become a highly militarized state fighting wars that undermine peace, harm human rights, and threaten liberal values at home.
In this major statement, the renowned international-relations scholar John Mearsheimer argues that liberal hegemonythe foreign policy pursued by the United States since the Cold War endedis doomed to fail. It makes far more sense, he maintains, for Washington to adopt a more restrained foreign policy based on a sound understanding of how nationalism and realism constrain great powers abroad. The Great Delusion is a lucid and compelling work of the first importance for scholars, policymakers, and everyone interested in the future of American foreign policy.
Author: John J. Mearsheimer
Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Yale University Press
Published: 10/08/2019
Pages: 328
Weight: 0.93lbs
Size: 9.20h x 6.10w x 0.90d
ISBN: 9780300248562
Language: English
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