al and spread of freedom everywhereà American national security is impossible without a broad measure of international securityö (Kagan 30). American self-interest is, according to this idea, ôenlightened self-interestö (Kagan 31).
Sebastian Mallaby agrees with Kagan that the world as it is requires a degree of US imperialism if it is to operate smoothly. ôFailed states,ö writes Mallaby, ôare increasingly trapped in a cycle of poverty and violenceö; as such, we must be prepared to intervene in order to keep the peace and, no less important, keep the prosperity. As disorder in poor countries grows more threatening, the world will witness conflicts that
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