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Monday, July 8, 2013

US foreign policy and the pursuit of “democracy”

http://www.transconflict.com/2013/07/us-foreign-policy-and-the-pursuit-of-democracy-087/

The problem with the US effort to push “democracy” is that it doesn’t seem to help anyone. When the US talks democracy, it means the kind it has – with checks and balances and all. Yet, democracy cannot simply be transferred or grafted onto another country, it rather must arise from within the historical experience and political culture of a society.

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