The United States has world’s largest economy and military fire power (Axelrod 2).When the cold war came to an end, United States became the only Super power as the Soviet Union had crumbled. This position comes with enormous responsibility of maintaining the world order. However, the interests of the United States ought to come first (Kissinger 11). Based on the foundations of life, liberty and pursuit of happiness, the US has strived to promote these ideals across the globe while at the same time taking care of its own interest. Often, these values antagonize pragmatic solutions to problems. The support for human rights and democratic ideals have been a central pillar of the US Foreign Policy (Carpenter 93). Despite much effort, tens of countries in the world have authoritarian governments which are less inclined towards democratic values. According to The Democracy Index 2017 by The Economist Intelligence unit, there are 52 authoritarian regimes in the world (The Economist Intelligence Unit). Among them are numerous countries that the United States has established both economic and political relationships with in an aim to be the greatest country in the world. These relationships are key to maintenance of world order and US interests, therefore necessary. Contrary to critics’ argument that authoritarian regimes should not be tolerated as they violate human rights, world stability inches on them. This paper shall discuss the US Foreign Policy in relation to authoritarian regimes.