What Colin Powell Did on 9/11
His insistence during an overseas trip on championing democracy in foreign policy is now a relic.
TL;DR
- Secretary of State Colin Powell remained in Peru on 9/11 to affirm a hemisphere-wide democracy charter.
- Powell linked national security to the strength of democracies among U.S. allies.
- This contrasts with Donald Trump's foreign policy, which emphasizes "flexible realism" and national interests over democracy promotion.
- The Trump administration's "Donroe Doctrine" focuses on U.S. preeminence and securing priorities like drug interdiction and limiting rivals.
- Practical applications of Trump's policy include partnerships with governments regardless of their systems and controversial operations like boat strikes against alleged narco-traffickers.