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All items tagged League of democraciesOpen Think Tank ArticlesJuly 4, 2008 | A League of Democracies is Not a Good IdeaThomas Carothers: The US needs to recover the international legitimacy it has lost and continue promoting democracy. Yet an exclusive and excluding League of Democracies would be an ineffective tool. Indeed, too many democratic governments are unwilling to follow the US and challenge national sovereignty in the name of democracy. ... MoreGlobal Must Read ArticlesSeptember 12, 2008 | Wake up and Smell the MultilateralismThe unipolar moment after the Cold War passed as quickly as it emerged. ++ The new US president will suddenly see some decisions also being made in Beijing, Moscow, and Europe. ++ A league of democracies would be nonsense in the current geopolitical mess. ++ A “for-or-against”-the-US view would bring some definition to new poles but it would be more flexible than Bush depicted. ++ America’s ... MoreJune 30, 2008 | The Danger of a League of DemocraciesSenator McCain’s call for a “League of Democracies” would be a danger rather than an aid to world peace. ++ With both Russia and China excluded, the league would be unable to combat the most pressing global matters: terrorism, climate change, and nuclear proliferation. ++ McCain’s plan could even create a Cold War-like tension between democratic and autocratic states. ++ The League of Democracies ... MoreJune 9, 2008 | What Good is a "League of Democracies?"The “League of Democracies” has existed as a concept discussed by American political experts for years now. This spring, the idea transferred from the domain of relevant professional journals to that of the US presidential election campaign. In so far as the Republican candidate John McCain proceeded to turn the creation of a league of democracies into the main pillar of his future foreign ... MoreJune 2, 2008 | McCain Seeks Old Friends and New EnemiesBush’s unilateralism has created a rift in transatlantic relations that is unlikely to be fixed by the next US president, unless the EU and the US share a common threat. ++ McCain frames the authoritarian capitalism of China and Russia as the ideological antipode to liberal democracy. ++ If he were to follow through on his planned League of Democracies and the restructuring of the G8, this would ... MoreMay 28, 2008 | The League of Democracies is an American FantasyThe growing popularity of John McCain’s League of Democracies among US voters of both parties should raise concern. ++ In a post-American world peace and prosperity especially require Chinese and Russian cooperation. ++ Democracies would be no less paralysed into inaction than the UN and would further lack international legitimacy for intervention. ++ It is by reforming the ... MoreMay 6, 2008 | The Dangers of a League of Unwilling DemocraciesMc Cain aspires to redefining the US’s global role by creating a US-led “League of Democracies.” ++ Besides antagonizing Russia and China and ignoring the significance of their cooperation on environmental and nuclear issues, this idea appears as a means to circumvent the UN and raises widespread opposition among qualifying democracies. ++ Eventually, the project would be stalled by ... MoreCommentsJuly 27, 2008 | @ Antal, Thanks for your comment! I...July 15, 2008 | This article asks if the "league of...July 15, 2008 | To an extent I agree. Of course, the EU can be...July 8, 2008 | “The idea of a league of democracies... |
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