The Sources of American Legitimacy. (renewing world confidence) Robert W. Tucker, David C. Hendrickson.
Foreign Affairs Nov-Dec 2004 v83 i6 p18
Instructions: Locate this article by visiting http://www.infotrac-college.com and entering "sources American legitimacy" as Keyword search terms, and then answer the following questions.
1. What has happened to American legitimacy in Europe, the Muslim world, and around the globe?
2. How do the authors define legitimacy?
3. What were the "four pillars" of American legitimacy prior to the George W. Bush administration?
4. How has George W. Bush destroyed these foundations of American legitimacy?
5. Why do the authors feel that it will be difficult for the United States to regain legitimacy? Do you agree? Why or why not?
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