Foreign Policy and the Problem of the "Western Saviour Complex"
Submitted on June 26, 2012
What exactly is the Western Saviour Complex? If I had to come up with a definition for an encyclopedia...the line would go something like this: the Western Saviour Complex is a deeply embedded notion that any problem in any part of the world can, or even must be solved by Western countries. Historical examples include Columbus bringing Christianity to the "Indians" and America bringing "democracy" to Iraq.
