Neotrusteeship and the Problem of Weak States

@article{Fearon2004NeotrusteeshipAT,
  title={Neotrusteeship and the Problem of Weak States},
  author={J. Fearon and D. Laitin},
  journal={International Security},
  year={2004},
  volume={28},
  pages={5-43}
}
his administration came into oface with a self-consciously realist orientation in foreign policy. The president and his advisers derided the Clinton administration’s multilateralism as mere form without national security substance. They viewed Russia and China as the main potential threats or sources of danger, and regarded Bill Clinton as a naive idealist for neglecting these great powers in favor of “foreign policy as social work”—humanitarian ventures in areas peripheral to U.S. national… Expand
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