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Inside the Cave: The Banality of I.R. Studies

James Kurth | Sep 01, 1998
In general, the landscape of international relations thinking in the United States is a view of a great American desert with a few refreshing and enlivening oases. Here's how to improve it.

De Gaulle and the Death of Europe

Daniel J. Mahoney | Jun 01, 1997
The French understanding of the "national interest," epitomized by De Gaulle's thinking, reminds realists of the necessity of reflection on national identity.

Less is More: Minimal Realism in East Asia

Christopher Layne | Mar 01, 1996
Historically, in both practical and theoretical debates about American foreign policy, the great divide has been between proponents of liberal internationalism--sometimes called Wilsonianism--and realism.

Realism and Its Rivals

Owen Harries
Michael Lind
| Dec 01, 1993
To see realist strategies adopted even as they are denounced would be, in our view, no small success.
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Commentary

Power Interplay

Rebecca N. White | Apr 25, 2008
In the future our relations with China and Russia will depend on how provocative each power decides to be. The stakes are high. Better choose wisely.

Pole Dancing

Andrew E. Title | Apr 17, 2008
Rising powers like China, Russia and India are moving up in the world. Will their ascendance come at the expense of the United States?

Disadvantage: Realism

Nikolas K. Gvosdev | Apr 10, 2008
Pragmatic foreign-policy voices are always being upstaged by grandiloquent pronouncements from those promising to stand up to dictators and spread democracy. Too bad that what realists have to say is usually more sensible.
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