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September 9, 2005

The Dangers of Democratic Imperialism


by Anatol Lieven

On Sept. 6-7, 2005, the New America Foundation hosted "Terrorism, Security & America's Purpose," a policy forum featuring scholars, elected officials, intelligence experts, and journalists. A full list of speakers is available here.

Anatol Lieven is the author of The Baltic Revolution: Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, and the Path to Independence, Ukraine & Russia: A Fraternal Rivalry, and most recently, America Right and Wrong: An Anatomy of American Nationalism. Here he discusses the dangers of democratic imperialism, for both the United States and developing nations, from a realist perspective. (13 minutes; requires Windows Media Player.)
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