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In many ways, the Clinton administration’s foreign policy initiatives helped lay the groundwork for those implemented during the administration of George W. Bush. For both, efforts to combat terrorism marked the beginning of a transformation into a police state.
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Kolin, A. (2011). A Police State. In: State Power and Democracy. Palgrave Macmillan, New York. https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230116382_6
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