Stephen Walt on practical realities and moral considerations for the US in the Russia-Ukraine War
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Über-Realist Stephen Walt just published a new column on the Russia-Ukraine War which Foreign Policy assigned a title sure to irritate New Cold Warriors, “The Morality of Ukraine's War Is Very Murky.” Realists like Walt and his colleague and sometime co-author John Mearsheimer tend to emphasize structural features like balance of power considerations, nearby military rivals, and protecting strategic trade routes. With a heavy pragmatic orientation, the realists don’t ignore the effects of internal politics and the influence of lobby groups, but they tend to neglect or downplay questions of morality, international law, forms of government and political ideologies. Even though those often loom large in political discussions, news analysis, and war propaganda on all sides.
Stephen Walt on practical realities and moral considerations for the US in the Russia-Ukraine War
Stephen Walt on practical realities and moral…
Stephen Walt on practical realities and moral considerations for the US in the Russia-Ukraine War
Über-Realist Stephen Walt just published a new column on the Russia-Ukraine War which Foreign Policy assigned a title sure to irritate New Cold Warriors, “The Morality of Ukraine's War Is Very Murky.” Realists like Walt and his colleague and sometime co-author John Mearsheimer tend to emphasize structural features like balance of power considerations, nearby military rivals, and protecting strategic trade routes. With a heavy pragmatic orientation, the realists don’t ignore the effects of internal politics and the influence of lobby groups, but they tend to neglect or downplay questions of morality, international law, forms of government and political ideologies. Even though those often loom large in political discussions, news analysis, and war propaganda on all sides.