In this ambitious work of political theory, Bagg argues that defenders of Western democracy tend to struggle because they fail to grapple with underlying material disparities of economic and social ...

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 ...

The impact of industrialization on the development of realist theory and literature is the subject of The Fabric of American Realism, a new book by Babak Elahi, associate professor of English at ...

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 ...

In recent days, Ukraine won a stunning victory in the Kharkiv region. In the face of a well-organized Ukrainian offensive, routed Russian forces have been defeated in detail, not only fleeing the ...

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 ...

Editor’s Note: This is the fifth installment in a special series published in collaboration with the Raisina Dialogue, which kicks off on Jan. 8 in New Delhi. It is adapted from the author’s latest ...

My last column a couple of weeks ago was titled, “Trump’s new National Security Strategy pushes global realism.” I commended the move from 1990s “unipolarity,” when America was by far the strongest ...