The essential role of democracy in the Bush Doctrine: the invasions of Iraq and Afghanistan

Everyone knows that democracy played a role in the Bush Doctrine. What not everyone knows is that this role was essential for the doctrine to be put into operation under which the Iraq invasion was prepared and launched. We argue moreover that, even if aggressive, the Bush doctrine is compatible wit...

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Main Authors: Maria Helena de Castro Santos, Ulysses Tavares Teixeira
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Brasileiro de Relações Internacionais 2013-12-01
Series:Revista Brasileira de Política Internacional
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0034-73292013000200008&lng=en&tlng=en