READ EVERY STEP.
This discussion is based on the learning materials for the Democratic Peace Theory and “The U.S. and Democracy Promotion”. Please use evidence from them.
Of all the arguments in favor and against Democracy promotion, which do you think is the strongest
argument FOR and the strongest argument AGAINST the U.S. promoting democracy abroad?
The Democratic Peace Theory TEXTS:
Bruce Russett, Grasping the Democratic Peace: Principles for a Post-Cold War World (Princeton Univ. Press, 1993), chapters 1-2.
The U.S. and Democracy Promotion TEXTS :
1. President George W. Bush, “Address at 2nd Inaugural,” January 20, 2005.
http://www.bartleby.com/124/pres67.html
2. Lieven, A. and J. Hulsman, “The Folly of Exporting Democracy,” excerpt from Ethical Realism: A Vision for America’s Role in the World (September 2006).
http://www.arnet.ir/?lang=en&state=showbody_news&key=nsa&row_id=5797&style=no
3. The Wisdom of Exporting Democracy
http://www.tompaine.com/articles/2006/09/14/the_wisdom_of_exporting_democracy.php
IMPORTANT:
I’ve separated the texts. There’s one text for The U.S. and Democracy Promotion and three texts for The U.S.
and Democracy Promotion TEXTS.
Category: US Power and Politics
Read until the end. It’s essential.
PowerPoint slides accompany the summary. The slides should be your presentation of the readings you are summarizing—feel free to include images, political cartoons, and whatever else you believe is applicable and makes for a good presentation. For each article, use two slides and analyze each text.
One text is David Gergen’s Lessons of Presidential Leadership. It’s in the file
2nd text is “Jeffrey, “Pfeffer power face it you need it” (Washington Post). You need to
search for it.
3rd text is “Leadership at War: How Putin and Zelensky Have Defined the Ukrainian Conflict” at: https://www.foreignaffairs.com/articles/ukraine/2022-03-29/leadership-war
Also, you have to summarize the main arguments in the readings assigned for your topic and provide
your own opinion/critical evaluation of these arguments. The summary should be 4 pages long in Google Docs and cover ALL the readings assigned for the chosen topic. Your opinion should be about 1-2 paragraphs at the end of the summary.
You must:
a) Do well in understanding the readings and the main arguments in them
b) have summarized the main points
c) included some evidence/examples to support or oppose these main arguments
d) expressed your own opinion on the topic or any of the most important arguments in it
PowerPoint slides accompany the summary. The slides should be your presentation of the readings you are summarizing—feel free to include images, political cartoons, and whatever else you believe is applicable and makes for a good presentation. For each article, use two slides and analyze each text.
One text is David Gergen’s Lessons of Presidential Leadership. It’s in the file
2nd text is “Jeffrey, “Pfeffer power face it you need it” (Washington Post). You need to
search for it.
3rd text is “Leadership at War: How Putin and Zelensky Have Defined the Ukrainian Conflict” at: https://www.foreignaffairs.com/articles/ukraine/2022-03-29/leadership-war