America's Misguided Mission
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9895916 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Theo Farrell (0000-0002-2952-3783, University of Exeter, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2000 |
| Volume | 76 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 583-592 |
| Publication date | 2000-07-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Affairs (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0020-5850 • E-ISSN: 1468-2346 |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press (OUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1111/1468-2346.00153 |
| OpenAlex | W2000398586 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
In Democracy by force, Karin von Hippel provided a useful analysis of the mistakes made and lessons learned by the United States in using military force to promote democracy during the Cold War. However, more fundamental issues with regard to the intentions and consequences of American intervention are left unexplored. US policy-makers mistakenly believe that spreading democracy will itself enhance international security. Democracy needs liberalism to produce peace; indeed, as Yugoslavia and Rwanda illustrate, illiberal democracy can bring war. This article concludes that American might could be put to better moral use in preventing massive violations of human rights, rather than in promoting democracy
Cold war · Democracy · Human rights · Intervention (counseling · Law and economics · Liberal democracy · Liberalism · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Sociology · American Constitutional Law and Politics · Global Peace and Security Dynamics · Law · Medicine
| Citations per year | 0.05 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2005 - 2005 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |