Aid Imperium

Salvador Santino Fulo Regilme Jr. is a tenured Associate Professor of International Relations based at the History and International Studies Section, Institute of History, Leiden University in the Netherlands.

• 1. Acknowledgements2. List of Figures3. List of Tables4. Abbreviations5. Introduction6. United States Aid Imperium and Human Rights7. Human Rights Renaissance in the Philippines, 1990s8. From the War on Terror to the Crisis in Arroyo’s Strong Republic9. Overcoming the Human Rights Crisis: Reforms under Obama and Aquino10. Human Rights Renaissance in Thailand, 1990s11. From the War on Terror to Thaksin’s War on Drugs and Dark Influences12. Conclusion 13. Appendix14. Bibliography 15. About the Author

“In this clear-eyed and commendable study, Salvador Santino Fulo Regilme Jr. explores whether and how foreign aid can improve human rights outcomes—and sometimes sets them back. Theoretically rigorous, with illuminating case studies of US aid to Southeast Asia, this book opens a new era of debate on a crucial topic.”—Samuel Moyn, author of Not Enough: Human Rights in an Unequal World