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American Empire : Empire as Threat
- America: An Empire to Rival Rome?
-- (January 26, 2004) Despite comprehensive military, economic and cultural dominance the BBC argues the term “empire” does not properly describe the US. But empire or not, it suggests there is a growing feeling around the world that unrivalled US power is a problem.
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- An American Empire! If You Want It instead of Freedom, Part 1
-- "First, the executive power of the government becomes increasingly dominant...Second, domestic-policy issues become increasingly subordinate to foreig-policy matters...Third, Empire threatens to result in the ascendancy of the military mind over the civilian mind..."
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- Debate over US 'Empire' Builds in Unexpected Circles
-- (August 10, 2003) Many conservatives promote the idea of a US empire, arguing that Washington should increase military spending to spread US political values and preempt hostile nations' ability to threaten the US with weapons of mass destruction.
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- Exporting the American Dream
-- (February 23, 2004) The author examines US “soft power” – “the ability to get what we [the US] want[s] by attracting others, by getting them to want the things we want” – and Bush administration plans to use this power in its transformation of the Middle East.
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- The Empire Backfires
-- (March 29, 2004) The author argues US imperialism “has interposed a huge, unnecessary roadblock between the world and the Himalayan mountain range of urgent tasks,” that include finding solutions to global warming, global poverty, human rights emergencies and nuclear proliferation.
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- The One-Note Superpower
-- (February 2, 2004) The article argues US single-mindedness with the war on terror ignores equally pressing global issues such as poverty eradication, disease prevention and education.
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- Tougher War for the US Is One of Legitimacy
-- (January 24, 2004) A “great philosophical schism” has opened between the US and Europe on fundamental matters of ideology, strategy and world order. The article suggests the US, once the “vanguard of worldwide liberal revolution,” is suffering a crisis of international legitimacy that ultimately threatens the security of the entire liberal democratic world.
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