Human Rights, Imperialism, and Corruption in US Foreign Policy

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The book critically examines how human rights discourse shapes US foreign policy, focusing on the State Department's Annual Country Reports on Human Rights Practices. It argues that these reports serve to legitimize a specific narrative that aligns with US interests, diverging from international human rights standards. The recent addition of "corruption" as a human rights issue is explored, revealing its narrow interpretation as a public sector problem in developing nations, which ultimately supports a neoliberal imperialist agenda and influences global discourse within international organizations.