Compliance and the Counter-Revolutionary State: The Case of the United States

March 14, 2012 by Jason Cooley

Many adversarial relationships exist in politics. On the domestic level, political parties frequently compete with each other to gain control of coveted offices. A contest, which transpires on the international level during periods of international revolution, is counter-revolutionary and revolutionary states spreading opposing doctrines. One way that counter-revolutionary and revolutionary states spread these doctrines is by invading nations that are considered to be in need of political change.

The most recent example of this form of doctrinal proliferation is the series of American invasions that were conducted at the beginning of this century.  The leaders who embark on these ideological interventions obviously think they are worthwhile (Hans Morgenthau).

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