Category Archives: International Relations

Unanswered Threats: Political Constraints on the Balance of Power

Posted on June 1, 2024 by Luke Ford

Randall Schweller wrote in 2010: ALTHOUGH THE BRITISH EMPIRE according to J. R. Seeley and Winston Churchill was acquired in a fit of absentmindedness, territorial expansion usually advances through a deliberate and collective will to imperial power, through a single-mindedness … Continue reading →

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Decoding War (5-29-24)

Posted on May 29, 2024 by Luke Ford

01:00 You’re Being Lied To By Billionaire-Funded Fake Racialist Boomers | JFGT #1108, https://odysee.com/@JFGTonight:0/jfgt1108:f04:00 NPR: Americans Are Shrinking, While Chinese And Koreans Sprout Up, https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2016/07/27/487391773/americans-are-shrinking-while-chinese-and-koreans-sprout-up06:00 Why are Asian-Americans taller than their parents?, https://www.quora.com/Why-are-Asian-Americans-taller-than-their-parents10:30 Realism in the Age of Rising Disorder, … Continue reading →

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Decoding International Relations (5-28-24)

Posted on May 28, 2024 by Luke Ford

01:00 Why no cold war yet with China, https://foreignpolicy.com/2024/05/07/cold-war-cold-peace-united-states-china-xi-decoupling-trade/04:00 Three cheers for Donald Trump, https://lukeford.net/blog/?p=15523309:30 On Realism, Interview with Randall Schweller, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fm30l0ycwLs10:10 The Paper Chase (1971), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Paper_Chase_(film)11:00 IR scholar Randall Schweller, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Randall_Schweller20:00 Destiny is the king of livestreams43:00 The chimera … Continue reading →

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