The Great Delusion: Liberal Dreams and International Realities by John J. Mearsheimer

• Authors: Dougherty Jude P.
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

This paper is a review of the book: John J. Mearsheimer, The Great Delusion: Liberal Dreams and International Realities (New Haven, Conn.: Yale University Press, 2018). Mearsheimer observes that in the aftermath of the Cold War, the U.S. adopted a profoundly liberal foreign policy dedicated to turning as many countries as possible into liberal democracies. Mearsheimer concludes that the liberal hegemony of the past twenty-five years does not work: it has left a legacy of futile wars, failed diplomacy, and diminished prestige for the United States.

Keywords

EN

John J. Mearsheimer; The Great Delusion; Cold War; USA; liberalism; liberal democracy; liberal hegemony

• Publisher: International Étienne Gilson Society
• Journal: Studia Gilsoniana
• Year: 2019
• Volume: 8
• Issue: 4
• Pages: 893-899

Dates

published

2019-12-30

Contributors

author

Dougherty Jude P.

• The Catholic University of America, Washington, D.C., USA

References

• “Assad: US operation a trick, Baghdadi may be hiding.” Press TV (Monday, 11 November 2019). Available online at: https://www.presstv.com/Detail/2019/11/11/610913/Assad-casts-doubt-Baghdadi-murder. Accessed Nov. 12, 2019.
• Mearsheimer, John J. The Great Delusion: Liberal Dreams and International Realities. New Haven, Conn.: Yale University Press, 2018.
• “President Bashar al-Assad.” Charlie Rose LLC (Tuesday, 31 March 2015). Available online at: https://charlierose.com/videos/28390. Accessed Nov. 12, 2019.

Identifiers

ISSN

2300-0066

ISSN

2577-0314

DOI

10.26385/SG.080437