Cooley Alexander A. author Barnard College. Political Science (Barnard College) Barnard College. Political Science (Barnard College) originator text Articles 2005 English As the Pentagon prepares to redeploy U.S. forces around the world, it should review its practice of setting up bases in nondemocratic states. Although defense officials claim that having U.S. footholds in repressive countries offers important strategic advantages, the practice rarely helps promote liberalization in host states and sometimes even endangers U.S. security. Military studies 84 6 79 92 http://hdl.handle.net/10022/AC:P:11633 NNC NNC 2011-10-27 11:56:20 -0400 2011-10-27 11:59:31 -0400 5618 eng