Democracy Promotion as US Foreign Policy - 9780367598815

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Democracy Promotion as US Foreign PolicyBill Clinton and Democratic Enlargement\nAuthor(s): Nicolas Bouchet\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9780367598815, 978-0367598815\nSynopsis\nThe role of democracy promotion in US foreign policy has increased considerably in the last three decades, booming especially in the immediate years after the end of the Cold War. The rise of democracy promotion originated in a long historical tradition that saw exporting American political values as instrumental in securing US security and economic interests, an idea which was expressed freely once Cold War strategic constraints disappeared. Under Bill Clinton, there was an explicit attempt to do so by reframing American strategy in terms of democratic enlargement and this book assesses the strategic use of democracy promotion in US foreign policy and its different outcomes during his presidency. \n\nOffering a comprehensive, global rev.