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international politics

"Dealing with illiberal states is a chronic problem"

USA: We've talking to John Ikenberry about 'after victory moments'. Is there any real incentive for the powerful state to spend money to rebuild and foster better order? The liberal international vision is not globalism, it is intergovernmentalism.

When democracy stretches

Reforms can bring "hegemonic shocks" and create "democratic over-effort." Many states therefore fall back into their pre-democratic state sooner or later.