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The Failure of American Power part 2

The Failure of American Power part 2

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Sam Mace
Sep 27, 2023
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“Authoritarian stability is nothing but an oxymoronic slogan providing false comfort to generations of foreign policy makers. There is no good reason to ally ourselves with regimes who cannot live up to the rule of law at home as there is no way they will live up to such rules abroad. Instead, America and liberal democratic regimes require a new way to …

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