Some observers have approvingly claimed that the second Trump administration heralds a realist revival in American foreign policy. Writing in Foreign Affairs, Robert O’Brien, who served as national ...

In an occasional series, Professor Philip Cowley offers a political science lesson for The House’s readers. This week: democratic realism We know a lot about what voters think of MPs.

Liberalism, on the other hand, fits neatly with those values.” Mearsheimer, Tragedy of Great Power Politics, 23. Jack Snyder contrasts realism, liberalism, and idealism as rival theories of ...