| ID | 188880 |
| Title Proper | Left of Liberal Internationalism |
| Other Title Information | Grand Strategies within Progressive Foreign Policy Thought |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Jackson, Van |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | This article brings leftist-oriented foreign policy ideas into dialogue with mainstream grand strategy literature. It argues that American progressives seek a durable security comprised of peace, democracy, and equality, meaning the grand strategies discoverable within progressive thinking are ultimately projects of worldmaking. Since leftist thought is eclectic, it gives rise to not one but three ideal-type progressive grand strategies. Progressive pragmatism treats oligarchy and kleptocracy as threats, sustains military commitments to democratic allies only, and prioritizes equality at the level of the global political economy. Antihegemonism is a project of robust restraint, positing that US power per se makes the United States and others less secure. Peacemaking aims to change the valence of world politics. It combines a cooperative security regime and gradual disarmament with nonviolent peacebuilding and support for democracy movements. These modes of progressive reasoning entail their own assumptions, wagers, and risks. |
| `In' analytical Note | Security Studies Vol. 31, No.4; Aug-Sep 2022 : p.553-592 |
| Journal Source | Security Studies Vol: 31 No 4 |
| Key Words | Liberal Internationalism ; Grand Strategies ; Foreign Policy Thought |