John Mearsheimer on 'The Great Delusion'
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In recent decades, both democratic and republican administrations have tried to guide other countries toward liberal democracy. But international relations theorist John Mearsheimer\\u2019s latest book, \\u201cThe Great Delusion: Liberal Dreams and International Realties,\\u201d says that strategy has made the U.S. a \\u201chighly militarized state fighting wars that undermine peace, harm human rights, and threaten liberal values at home.\\u201d Last week at the Hoover Institution\\u2019s Washington office, Jack Goldsmith sat down with Mearsheimer to talk about the book. They talked about why administrations try to promote democracy, how that strategy has bolstered non-democratic governments, and whether a more restrained foreign policy could better serve U.S. interests.
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