GOVT 1817 Chapter Notes - Chapter 5: Liberal Internationalism, Neoconservatism
18 Nov 2016
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Neoconservatives agree with liberals on the importance of democratic peace. A world of democracies would be a more secure order. Accept the notion that democracies will not fight each other, therefore the world is safer when there are more democracies. Neoconservatives also agree with liberal internationalists that american hegemony contributes to a more just world order. Disdain multilateral institutions as a weapon of the weak and the devious. International institutions constrain democracies because of their adherence to the law. Neoconservatives don"t trust foreign policy intentions of authoritarian countries. Also wary of democratic states maintaining their vigilance in such a dangerous world. Like classical realists, neoconservatives fret about the enervating effects of democracy on the practice of foreign policy. *rather than wait for them to come to them, neoconservatives would recommend proactive policy options that would take the fight to the undead* Neoconservatives" plans line up with us strategic command"s counterzombie plan for.
