From the Middle Ages to Rousseau to the Industrial Revolution to Trotsky, historian Ralph Raico provides a refreshing ...

Ethiopia’s dual engagement epitomizes the “paradox of weakness” in realist theory: smaller states, seeking autonomy through diversification, often become more vulnerable. The dual-bloc strategy has ...

The idea of effectuating a Sino–Russian split has been around for a while now, but it has been given new life by the strategist and historian Edward Luttwak, who has made this scheme something of a ...

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

This is not the first time of course that the domino theory has been applied to Russia. Many of us will remember how North Vietnam was portrayed as a 'Communist' stooge – a Soviet Union proxy – and ...

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

A deep understanding of Arthashastra by Kautilya is essential for studying ancient Indian political thought. One of Kautilya’s most influential concepts in statecraft is the Mandala Theory.

“Suddenly, you see that there is something to do with it,” he reflected on his renewed connection to realist painting. Alongside this exhibition, Tenenbaum is also showcasing a solo show at ...

A classical realist analysis provides the best framework ... Andrew Latham is a professor of international relations at Macalester College in Saint Paul, Minn., ...

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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 ...

I find the idea of “realism” in international politics, as explained in the letter from the former British ambassador to Russia Sir Anthony Brenton (“Trump ‘simply said what everyone has ...