Transmitting Values: Can US Security Force Assistance Export Democratic Norms?

December 02, 2022 00:50:55
Transmitting Values: Can US Security Force Assistance Export Democratic Norms?
Irregular Warfare Podcast
Transmitting Values: Can US Security Force Assistance Export Democratic Norms?

Dec 02 2022 | 00:50:55

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Show Notes

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What role does promoting liberal values, such as human rights and democracy, play in security cooperation? How should the inherent tension between promoting liberal values and accomplishing national security objectives be managed when working with partner nations? Should policymakers deliberately seek to tie US values to security force assistance in the future? Our guests on this episode, Ambassador Dennis Ross and Dr. Renanah Joyce, share their insights on these questions and more.

 

Intro music: "Unsilenced" by Ketsa

Outro music: "Launch" by Ketsa

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