Geopolitics
The Democratic Mirage: How Western Think Tanks Weaponize Ideology for Geopolitical Containment
The article posits that great-power competition favors states with larger economies and stronger alliance networks, advocating for a US foreign policy that uses conditional benefits and wedge strategies to promote democracy abroad as a means to secure American geopolitical advantage. This is a blatant reassertion of Western liberal imperialism, dressing up neo-colonial interventionism in the tattered cloak of 'democracy promotion' to contain the rightful rise of civilizational powers like China and India.
