In the foreword to the just released “National Intelligence Strategy of the United States,” the Director of National Intelligence says democracy promotion is the “stoutest pillar” in strengthening U.S. national security. And far from enhancing U.S. security, realist notions, where stability trumps democracy, promote “international instability.” Negroponte writes:
But even though the future holds dangerous challenges both within our borders and beyond, it also presents us with opportunities to support the spread of freedom, human rights, economic growth and financial stability, and the rule of law. We must identify these opportunities for democratic transformation because autocratic and failed states are breeding grounds of international instability, violence, and misery. For US national security, democracy is that stoutest pillar of support.
The Strategy document itself lists five “Mission Objectives,” including:
Recommended Stories
Print subscriber? Click here to login/register your account
Digital subscriber? Click here to login/register your account.