| ID | 141133 |
| Title Proper | Democratisation mirage |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Etzioni, Amitai |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | One is reluctant to publish an essay that suggests that the families who lost their loved ones in Afghanistan and Iraq (as well as in Vietnam) – and the even larger numbers who have been maimed there – made these sacrifices in vain. As a former combatant, I know this grief closely. However, a clear-eyed view might prevent even more bloodshed and grief. And so, with much sadness, it must be observed that these sacrifices did not serve to bring about liberal-democratic, pro-Western regimes in these and other nations in the Middle East and Africa. Nor did these sacrifices make the United States safer or contribute to world peace. It is time to lay to rest the 100-year-old Wilsonian drive to democratise the world. Once we let go of that seductive but false hope, we will see the radical changes that can and must be made in US foreign policy and in that of its allies. |
| `In' analytical Note | Survival : the IISS Quarterly Vol. 57, No.4; Aug/Sep 2015: p.139-156 |
| Journal Source | Survival Vol: 57 No 4 |
| Key Words | Intervention ; Democracy ; United States ; Foreign Policy |