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Tocqueville and populist foreign policy

In his unappreciated classic, Souvenirs, Alexis de Tocqueville recounts a correspondence he had (as Foreign Minister) with his Ambassador to Britain. Tocqueville had asked for the likely outcome of a public policy dispute in Britain concerning the handling of certain … Continue reading

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