Salvador Santino F. Regilme Jr., "Aid Imperium: United States Foreign Policy and Human Rights in Post-Cold War Southeast Asia" (U Michigan Press, 2021)
b'The United States is the world\'s largest donor of foreign aid, and in this profound analysis,\\xa0Salvador Santino F. Regilme Jr. demonstrates the\\xa0links between human rights protections and the provision of US strategic aid in recipient countries. In\\xa0Aid Imperium: United States Foreign Policy and Human Rights in Post-Cold War Southeast Asia\\xa0(University of Michigan Press, 2021),\\xa0Professor Regilme\\xa0puts forward a "theory of interest convergence" which draws out the way that shared strategic interests between donor and recipient countries have the power to\\xa0strengthen the legitimacy of domestic recipient governments, but not necessarily in ways that protect physical integrity rights of citizens. Presenting two case studies from The Phillipines and Thailand during the post-cold-war period\\xa0and also during the global war on terror periods, the book provides a richly researched, intricate understanding of the way that authoritarian governments have continued to benefit from the provision of US aid, while not necessarily improving their\\xa0human rights records.\\nSalvador Santino F. Regilme Jr. is a Tenured University Lecturer of International Relations at Leiden University, The Netherlands. Find him on twitter\\xa0@santinoregilme, check out his latest book\\xa0@AidImperium\\nJane Richards\\xa0is a doctoral student at the University of Hong Kong. You can find her on twitter where she follows all things related to human rights and Hong Kong politics @JaneRichardsHK\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices\\nSupport our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/law'