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Liberal Hegemony or Empire?

Božo Kovačević orcid.org/0000-0002-7348-278X ; Visoka škola međunarodnih odnosa i diplomacije Dag Hammarskjöld u Zagrebu, Zagreb, Hrvatska

Sažetak

Unilateralism, the ideology of American exceptionalism and the strategy of preventive war marked the administration of George W. Bush. This policy, formed under the influence of neo-conservatives, has been criticized by liberal internationalists, with argument that it tries to convert the system of liberal hegemony into an empire. They argue that the policies of George W. Bush were not based on the concept of Woodrow Wilson’s liberal internationalism, and that the invasion of Iraq was not an example of application of doctrine of responsibility to protect. Starting from the premise that the United Nations do not suit the needs of the modern world, G. John Ikenberry and Anne-Marie Slaughter are advocating the establishment of such multilateral institutions which would legitimize the use of force against countries threatening international security, and which are not capable to guarantee the security of its citizens.Thus defined liberal internationalism, which is seemingly strongly opposed to the neo-conservative concepts, does not reject the idea of American exceptionalism or even a strategy of preventive war.

Ključne riječi

hegemony; empire; unilateralism; multilateralism; neoconservatism; liberal internationalism; the responsibility to protect

Hrčak ID:

143345

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/143345

Datum izdavanja:

6.12.2014.

Podaci na drugim jezicima: hrvatski

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