本日の記事
https://www.foreignaffairs.com/responses/should-america-still-promote-democracy
単語帳
regime 政体、体制、政権、制度
endeavor 努力する
Duterte 固有名詞やんけドゥテルテ
diminished<diminish. 減らす、少なくする
Several countries of major security importance to Washington are in the midst of troubling 〈 〉.
〈backsliding〉逆戻りする、堕落する
In India, the accelerating 〈 1 〉 of democracy could hurt the country’s long-term reliability as a U.S. security partner by 〈 2 〉 serious domestic unrest that forces the government to divert attention and resources away from external engagement.
1〈deterioration〉悪化、低下、退歩
2〈provoking〉怒らせる、イライラさせる、煽動する
It can 〈 1 〉 targeted political assistance programs, which 〈 2 〉 key democratic institutions and processes, including electoral management bodies and judicial systems.
1〈underwrite〉保険を引き受ける、保証責任を負う、支払いを保証する
2〈bolster〉長枕、支持物、(主義などの) 支持する(up)
In short, I 〈 〉 Max Boot for his effort to renounce military-oriented democratic maximalism.
〈commend〉褒める、称賛する
But he retreats too far into 〈 1 〉 〈 2 〉 realism, overlooking the crucial fact that democracy and security are often 〈 3 〉 interconnected.
1〈putatively〉推定的に
2〈rigorous〉厳しい、厳格な、正確な、苛烈な
3〈inextricably〉密接に
