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Category Archives: International Relations
International Relations Scholars Oppose Iran War
First. Among U.S. IR scholars, 86 percent oppose the attack. Only about 9.6 percent support it. That is not normal disagreement. That is near-unanimous elite opposition. But the interesting part is not the opposition. The interesting part is how they … Continue reading
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IR Scholar John Mueller’s Hilarious Ouvre
Sharp, witty, contrarian. Here are direct links to his work: Books Atomic Obsession: Nuclear Alarmism from Hiroshima to Al-Qaeda (2010) — dismantles nuclear hysteria with wit — Oxford University Press • Mershon Center bio blurb • Cato event Chasing Ghosts: … Continue reading
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Unanswered Threats: Political Constraints on the Balance of Power
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)
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)
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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