A democratic empire refers to a political state which conducts its internal affairs democratically (i. Democracy is a form of government in which the supreme power is held completely by the people under a free electoral system e. with respect for its citizens and their collective will) but externally its policies have a striking resemblance to imperial rule. An empire (from the Latin " Imperium " denoting military Command within the ancient Roman government) is a State that The term represents a paradox—while domestic struggles work towards the elevation of civil rights and protections of personhood, the foreign policy often remains remarkably indifferent to these concepts—claiming they are untenable or otherwise not relevant or desirable. Foreign Policy is a bimonthly American Magazine founded in 1970 by Samuel P
This is widely known as a successful government style, as it takes advantage of internal benefits of democracy and the external benefits of imperialism.