James Sanders·Sep 23The Folly of Offensive RealismThis essay evaluates neorealism as a lens on present developments in international politics, focussing specifically on John Mearsheimer’s…
Jeffrey Dutton Smith·Aug 31Artificial Super-Intelligence As The RefereeThe answer to Mearsheimer’s geopolitical problem. (Part 4 of State-Sanctioned Violence.)A response icon3A response icon3
Hadi Ebrahimi·Jan 28An analogy for the theory of Offensive RealismIn this article, I’d like to provide an analogy to explain the theory of Offensive Realism. A famous neorealist theory of international…
Kenneth Leong·Dec 14, 2025Is War Inevitable?Realism, Complexity, and the Buddhist Critique of Geopolitical Fatalism
Student·Sep 7, 2025Understanding Mearsheimer’s Tragedy of Great Power Politics: A Perspective-Based ReviewOn the disapproving misconception of the West in “perpetual peace” among great powers, Mearsheimer subtly criticises Fukuyama’s “End of…
Corinna Lawless·Jun 22, 2025Operation Midnight Hammer: Iran and the Struggle for ExistenceIran is acting in her own self-interest; so too should the United States.
Brian Reese·Aug 17, 2024Balanced Realism: A 21st Century Approach to International Relations TheoryBalanced Realism offers a new perspective on international relations, specifically designed to address the complexities of the 21st…
Jonathan Stephen Harry Riley·Nov 22, 2023Offensive RealismOffensive realism is an international relations theory best described in John Mearsheimer’s book The Tragedy of Great Power Politics; the…
eddie.choo·Jun 1, 2016Reverse-Engineering imperfectly how Mr. Bilahari Kausikan thinksI don’t dare to comment or critique about Mr. Kausikan’s lecture series. What I can do is to explore the intellectual frameworks that Mr…A response icon1A response icon1
