ddoctrineofhumanitarianinterventionbasedonarecognitionthatpeople—andnotjuststates—enjoyrights,andeconomicopenness.Suchaworldwouldberelativelypeaceful,prosperous,andjust.RichardN.HaassInHaass’sview,ingmoremultipolar,andAmericanforeignpolicyshouldnotresistsuchmultipolaritybecauselikeunipolarity,multipolarityissimplyadescriptionwhichtellsusaboutthedistributionofpowerintheworld,notaboutthecharacterorqualityofinternationalrelations.WhatdoesamultipolarworldlooklikeinHaass’smind?Itcouldbeoneinwhichseveralhostilebutroughlyequalstatesconfrontoneanother,oroneinwhichanumberofstates,eachpossessingsignificantpower,mon.TheU.S.objective,therefore,shouldbetopersuadeothercentersofpolitical,economic,andmilitarypower—includingbutnotlimitedtonation-states—tobelievethatitisintheirself-anizedandshouldoperate.16