This anachronism imposes on the contemporary world a scheme of the two spheres of control, one of which does not actually exist.

The theory of realism in international relations took the balance of powers during the Cold War as given, based on the fact that, whether we liked it or not, the aftermath of World War II divided ...

Much of the alarmist rhetoric in Canada stems from a fundamental failure to grasp the evolution of U.S. strategic thought.

Colby is well-known for his promotion of realism—an international relations theory that focuses on great powers and their relative power positions—and for his hard-nosed, conservative twist on it.

In the 1980s, Stephen Walt, a scholar in the realist school of international relations, developed a theory to answer that question. Walt updated the traditional realist notion that countries or ...

In the 1980s, Professor Stephen Walt, a scholar in the realist school of international relations, developed a theory to answer that question. Prof Walt updated the traditional realist notion that ...

Artificial intelligence, social justice movements, and generational shifts are reshaping global politics and the world order.

In the 1980s, Stephen Walt, a scholar in the realist school of international relations, developed a theory to answer that question. Walt updated the traditional realist notion that countries or ...

President Trump’s emerging foreign policy ideology is forcing US allies, including Australia, to reassess their strategic ...

The president sees Putin and Xi as dealmakers, like him, according to pundits of the ‘realist’ school of foreign policy.