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Jiang's name for the post-1991 model of U.S. hegemony through limited objectives, partners, U.N. authority, and rules-based restraint.
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First theory of empire
Jiang's name for the post-1991 model of U.S.
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"...is the theory of empire. So this is not the first theory of empire America had. It's actually the second theory of empire. The..."
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"The United States had to go and make a case to the United Nations. The United Nations gave its consent to the military action,..."
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"...the umbrella of U.N. authority, okay? So this is the first theory of empire. When you think about it, wow, great! What a wonderful..."
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A source-grounded reading of the lecture's central claim: America mistook Iraq's one-off success for a universal doctrine, built an empire without guilt through hidden special forces, and now carries that hubris toward Iran.
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