ID | 182259 |
Title Proper | Coming Democratic Revival |
Other Title Information | America's Opportunity to Lead the Fight Against Authoritarianism |
Language | ENG |
Author | Albright, Madeleine K. |
Summary / Abstract (Note) | For two centuries, American leaders have quarreled about how high to place support for democracy on the list ofU.S. foreign policy priorities. The Biden administration’s recent tragedymarred withdrawal oftroops from Afghanistan reinforced the view ofskeptics from across the domestic political spectrum that actively promoting democracy overseas is naive and less likely to advance the country’s core interests than to embroil it in no-win quagmires. They point as well to a steady decline in global freedom over the past 15 years as evidence that emphasizing democratic values is out oftouch with prevailing trends and therefore a losing strategy, one that actually detracts from the country’s international standing. With the United States confronted by partisan divisions at home and "erce adversaries abroad, these critics assert that U.S. leaders can no longer a#ord to indulge in Lincolnesque fantasies about democracy as the last best hope on earth. They must instead shift their focus inward and accept the world as it is. |
`In' analytical Note | Foreign Affairs Vol. 100, No.6; Nov-Dec 2021: p.99-111 |
Journal Source | Foreign Affairs Vol: 100 No 6 |
Key Words | America ; Fight Against Authoritarianism |