Realism

The Reluctant Realist: Jimmy Carter and Iran

Robert W. Murray and Stephen McGlinchey • Feb 9 2018 • Articles

Carter’s approach toward Iran demonstrates that he became more concerned with perpetuating the strategy of containment than following through on his liberal tendencies.

Why IR Realism Persists

M.J. Peterson • Feb 6 2018 • Articles

IR Realism is not sufficient for understanding and explaining international politics, but its concerns with power politics in a decentralised system remain necessary.

Realism: Human Rights Foe?

Koldo Casla • Feb 6 2018 • Articles

Realists grow stronger when criticised on ethical grounds, because such criticism gives realism the opportunity to proclaim its alleged value-free condition.

Realism, Small States and Neutrality

Archie W. Simpson • Feb 5 2018 • Articles

For realists, neutral states can play a marginal role in the balance of power, but with the end of the Cold War there has been a lack of such a balance.

Realism and Cyber Conflict: Security in the Digital Age

Anthony Craig and Brandon Valeriano • Feb 3 2018 • Articles

Cyber domain resembles an anarchical realist world with its lack of institutional governance where states fear one another and develop their capabilities in response.

Realism and Power Transition Theory: Different Branches of the Power Tree

Carsten Rauch • Feb 3 2018 • Articles

While realism and power transition theory are often merged together it is important to regard and embrace them as different branches of the power tree.

Realism: Tragedy, Power and the Refugee Crisis

Felix Rösch and Richard Ned Lebow • Jan 18 2018 • Articles

Realism does not provide a one-stop solution to the refugee crisis, but it acts as a critical corrective to political discourses that securitise refugees.

Realism, Post-Realism and ISIS

Francis A. Beer and Robert Hariman • Jan 17 2018 • Articles

ISIS has revealed that a productive stability probably needs more than the brokering of existing national interests by outside powers and local elites.

The Past, Present and Future of Realism

Arash Heydarian Pashakhanlou • Jan 15 2018 • Articles

The inability of structural realist theories to shed light on international relations will continue as long as unipolarity ensues. Thus, new theories need to be developed.

When Hard Power Shrinks: The Midlife Crisis of Realism

Tony C. Lee • Jan 14 2018 • Articles

Despite significant amendments, realism still suffers from empirical inconsistency. The reason is straightforward: its fundamental principles of power never change.

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