The Biden administration’s National Security Strategy places democracies on one side and authoritarian regimes on the other. International relations are a sort of contest between these two regime types with the goal of showing that democracy is better. But is this view of world politics the most practical?
Andrew Byers' Spreading Democracy May Not Be in the United States’ Best Interest argues that the Biden administration’s National Security Strategy is overly simplified and flawed. The text questions whether the U.S. should focus on promoting democracy abroad when historically this approach has failed. Instead, he argues that the U.S. should prioritize its own national interests, and focus on improving its own democratic ideals and institutions.
After reading the text, questions arise surrounding the definition of democracy itself. Almost all nations claim to be democratic. But does labeling a system as "democratic" make it democratic? And how can a strategy that pushes for democracy abroad account for how different countries may interpret and implement democratic values and institutions.
- A. (2024, September 30). Spreading Democracy May Not Be in the United States’ Best Interest – AIER. Aier.org. https://aier.org/article/spreading-democracy-may-not-be-in-the-united-states-best-interest/
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