▁as ▁Wilson ian ism . ▁ ▁Theory ▁The ▁goal ▁of ▁liberal ▁international ism ▁is ▁to ▁achieve ▁global ▁structures ▁within ▁the ▁international ▁system ▁that ▁are ▁incl ined ▁towards ▁prom oting ▁a ▁liberal ▁world ▁order . ▁To ▁that ▁extent , ▁global ▁free ▁trade , ▁liberal ▁econom ics ▁and ▁liberal ▁political ▁systems ▁are ▁all ▁encourag ed . ▁In ▁addition , ▁liberal ▁international ists ▁are ▁dedicated ▁towards ▁encourag ing ▁dem ocracy ▁to ▁emer ge ▁glob ally . ▁Once ▁realized , ▁it ▁will ▁result ▁in ▁a ▁' pe ace ▁divid end ', ▁as ▁liberal ▁states ▁have ▁relations ▁that ▁are ▁character ized ▁by ▁non - vi ol ence , ▁and ▁that ▁relations ▁between ▁dem oc ra cies ▁is ▁character ized ▁by ▁the ▁dem ocr atic ▁peace ▁theory . ▁ ▁Liberal ▁international ism ▁states ▁that , ▁through ▁mult il ater al ▁organizations ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁United ▁Nations , ▁it ▁is ▁possible ▁to ▁avoid ▁the ▁worst ▁excess es ▁of ▁" power ▁politics " ▁in ▁relations ▁between ▁nations . ▁ ▁Ex amples ▁Ex amples ▁of ▁liberal ▁international ists ▁include ▁former ▁British ▁Prime ▁Minister ▁Tony ▁Bla ir . ▁In ▁the ▁US , ▁it ▁is ▁often ▁associated ▁with ▁the ▁American ▁Democratic ▁Party ; ▁however , ▁many ▁ne o - con serv ative ▁think ers ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁have ▁begun ▁using ▁similar ▁arguments ▁as ▁liberal ▁international ists ▁and , ▁to ▁the ▁extent ▁that ▁the ▁two ▁ide ologies ▁have ▁become ▁more ▁similar , ▁it ▁may ▁show ▁liberal ▁international ist ▁thinking ▁is ▁spread ing ▁within ▁the ▁Republican ▁Party . ▁O thers ▁argue ▁that ▁ne o con