The debate over the ending of the Ukraine war indicates that realpolitik has returned, and it’s not pleasant to watch.
Niebuhr would likely want America to continue arming Ukraine because he would see it not as another Vietnam, but as Manchuria again.
The Budapest Memorandum worked in the short-term by de-nuclearizing a former Soviet state, but proved worthless in deterring Russian aggression.
In recent years, neoliberal scholars have sought to defend the idea’s foundations and founders against academic attacks.
Regardless of the context, the PRC’s PR professionals did not need an office on American campuses as Great Power competition moves beyond the soft power stage.
The Nottebohm case has seen renewed relevance in the debate over “checkbook citizenship”—which offers a fast track to a passport in exchange for investment in that state.
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