They are each built on one of three paradigms that has dominated international relations theory since World War II: realism, liberalism, and constructivism. Realists see politics as rooted in anarchy, ...

Defensive realism is a theory of international relations that’s a useful lens to look through in order to analyze international politics today. The essence of defensive realism is that as a state ...

During Russia's terrible and ongoing total war on Ukrainian civilians, it has become clear that one strain of so-called "realist" thought in international relations theory is a source of confusion and ...

The author’s views are his own and do not represent those of the Air War College, the Air Force or the Department of Defense. For the record, I side with the critics when it comes to the advisability ...

I defend a realist commitment to the truth of our most empirically successful current scientific theories— on the ground that it provides the best explanation of their success and the success of their ...

Security officials stand guard outside the Great Hall of the People before an event to honor some of those involved in China’s fight against COVID-19, in Beijing, Sept. 8, 2020 (AP photo by Mark ...

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Robert J. Lieber’s lengthy critique of an ad that appeared in The New York Times explaining why war with Iraq is not in America’s national interest is both peculiar and wrong (“Foreign-Policy ...

Share on Pinterest New research raises doubts about a decades-old theory that depressed people are more realistic. Westend61/Getty Images New research challenges Depressive Realism: a theory that ...

Despite the fact about colour, that it is one of the most obvious and conspicuous features of the world, there is a vast number of different theories about colour, theories which seem to be ...