National interest Articles

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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