Liberal internationalism Articles

Two Kinds of Internationalism

Marc F. Plattner | Mar 01, 2005
What Europeans condemn as unilateralism is in fact traditional postwar internationalism. As Lockeans, Americans prefer it to transnationalism because it's democratic.

Imperial Liberalism

Robert Cooper | Mar 01, 2005
Covenants without the sword are but words. You can do anything with bayonets but sit upon them. And both truths must be heeded.

Liberal Realism: The Foundations of a Democratic Foreign Policy

G. John Ikenberry
Charles A. Kupchan
| Sep 01, 2004
The quickest way to end unipolarity is to pursue unilateralism. An America that obeys international rules will strengthen its foundation of power and preserve its advantage.

In Defense of Democratic Realism

Charles Krauthammer | Sep 01, 2004
What distinguishes "democratic globalism" --the target of Francis Fukuyama's attack-- from the author's own "democratic realism"?  The second chooses its battles more carefully.

Less is More: Minimal Realism in East Asia

Christopher Layne | Mar 01, 1996
Historically, in both practical and theoretical debates about American foreign policy, the great divide has been between proponents of liberal internationalism--sometimes called Wilsonianism--and realism.

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