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The second consequence relates explicitly to power. The fall of the Soviet bloc left a world with just one economic and military superpower. As [Tony Blair] and others have put it, a "unipolar world" emerged. Indeed, many commentators have suggested that the US is so dominant that it deserves the new title of "hyperpower". Far from hyperbole, the term is an expression of the unique historical position that America holds as the first truly global hegemon.
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'The Us Is Suffering a Chronic Deficit of Legitimacy'
In 1940, faced with the threat of Hitler's Germany, Franklin D Roosevelt called on the United States to be "the great arsenal of democracy". The context has changed, but the evangelical spirit remains. Indeed, the agenda has been widened, particularly under the aegis of the neoconservative movement, to encompass the aggressive promotion and protection of democracy.
The philosophy is boldly optimistic. It asserts that democracy is a universal value that the west should use its position of power to spread. George W Bush an...See the full content of this document
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