'America First' Should Not Translate to 'Democracy Last'

Reuters
June 26, 2019 Topic: Security Region: Americas Tags: DemocracyAmericaChinaRussiaHuman Rights

'America First' Should Not Translate to 'Democracy Last'

When democracies say and do little in response to escalating hostilities, to weapons programs and atrocities, then they are more likely to be forced into war by events spiraling out of control.

 

Anne R. Pierce, Ph.D, is an author in the areas of American Presidents, American Foreign Policy and American Society. Her latest book, now available in paperback with a new introduction on Trump administration foreign policy, is A Perilous Path: The Misguided Foreign Policy of Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton and John Kerry. Twitter @AnneRPierce.

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