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@CarlaNorrlof Agree debate about necessity of hegemons (k-group lit), perceived legitimacy of the hegemonic order, and if we can even empirically evaluate the theory (are 2 global hegemons enough).
Each could be own 🧵, so I could write multi-🧵 series on the topic (like w/ #KeepRealismReal)
A great thread on Mackinder's contribution to the idealism vs. realism debate. It's good to see the #KeepRealismReal series make a return!
I'll also point out that one can say that classical realists have an idealism of their own to create a world government
Since World War I, International Relations Theory can be seen as a perpetual debate between "Idealism" and "Realism".
This is well captured in the work of H.J. Mackinder. Time to #KeepRealismReal.
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![ProfPaulPoast's tweet photo. Since World War I, International Relations Theory can be seen as a perpetual debate between "Idealism" and "Realism".
This is well captured in the work of H.J. Mackinder. Time to #KeepRealismReal.
[THREAD] https://t.co/0plGMn8wv9](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/F5lcWoQXYAAWFzz.png)
Since World War I, International Relations Theory can be seen as a perpetual debate between "Idealism" and "Realism".
This is well captured in the work of H.J. Mackinder. Time to #KeepRealismReal.
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Until this past week, I had never heard of "Baloney Realism".
Is "baloney realism" actually "Realism"? Time to #KeepRealismReal.
https://t.co/9yjID0aYWQ
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I need to write a 🧵 on "baloney realism", don't I?
#KeepRealismReal
In short, there's no shame in being deterred by the threat of nuclear war. That’s what we tell our adversaries and we’re right when we do so. #keeprealismreal, as @ProfPaulPoast would say. (17/17)
Du Bois' work on international relations is critical FOR IR theory because, well, it's critical OF IR theory.
He's not trying to #KeepRealismReal, he's questioning the very foundations of the theory.
https://t.co/qFmuOfagEy
G. Lowes Dickinson is the first "modern" international relations theorist. You probably haven't heard of him.
But he's also why "Offensive Realism" -- you *might* have heard of it -- is the original "modern" international relations theory.
Time to #KeepRealismReal!
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![ProfPaulPoast's tweet photo. G. Lowes Dickinson is the first "modern" international relations theorist. You probably haven't heard of him.
But he's also why "Offensive Realism" -- you *might* have heard of it -- is the original "modern" international relations theory.
Time to #KeepRealismReal!
[THREAD] https://t.co/9KUSKrDRnp](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/E9T-Pf4WYAAg64G.png)
Of course, russia pursues its imperial interests. Why? Is it reason, desire, or recognition? Is it all of them? It is certainly a combination of things depending on the context. @ProfPaulPoast has multiple threads on the role of realism in IR. #KeepRealismReal
I plan to continue the #KeepRealismReal series, looking at even more Realist figures.
I also plan to continue 🧵s focused on the 🇷🇺-🇺🇦 war (because, sadly, I don't see it ending soon).
https://t.co/GRDCoxe2uo
Have questions about the War in Ukraine?
Here is an updated "Thread of threads" collection: all of my threads on the 🇺🇦-🇷🇺 war from an international relations perspective.
It's in FAQ format, with each 🧵 introduced by a question and a "TL,DR" answer.
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Not all of my #KeepRealismReal 🧵s focused on individuals. Some looked into key Realist concepts, such as...
As I explained in the seventh #KeepRealismReal 🧵, the logical consistency and validity of Waltz's theory was eventually formalized by his student, James Fearon (he was mentioned in an early draft of the FA piece, but eventually cut during editing).
https://t.co/tPy5YDVaDP
Don't call it "Neorealism". Call it "Rationalist".
Time to #KeepRealismReal and talk about Jim Fearon's "brand" of realism.
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![ProfPaulPoast's tweet photo. Don't call it "Neorealism". Call it "Rationalist".
Time to #KeepRealismReal and talk about Jim Fearon's "brand" of realism.
[THREAD] https://t.co/M0kBf8vsJx](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/E7n1To2WEAcqgDt.png)
The fourth #KeepRealismReal 🧵 turned to "Mr. Realism", Hans Morgenthau. In doing so, I showed that Realists *want* a better world, they just don't think it will happen.
https://t.co/0uJfEGjcBu
Who was an advocate for AND a skeptic of World Government?
"Mr. Realism" himself: Hans Morgenthau
Time to #KeepRealismReal
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![ProfPaulPoast's tweet photo. Who was an advocate for AND a skeptic of World Government?
"Mr. Realism" himself: Hans Morgenthau
Time to #KeepRealismReal
[THREAD] https://t.co/cAXKxucRb0](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/E1gXyWFXMAAAbnL.png)
The third #KeepRealismReal 🧵 looked at a TRUE founding modern Realist: the often overlooked work of G. Lowes Dickenson.
https://t.co/qFmuOfrS38
G. Lowes Dickinson is the first "modern" international relations theorist. You probably haven't heard of him.
But he's also why "Offensive Realism" -- you *might* have heard of it -- is the original "modern" international relations theory.
Time to #KeepRealismReal!
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The second #KeepRealismReal 🧵 looked at the work of E.H. Carr, often viewed as a founding modern realist. As I indicate in the Foreign Affairs piece, I don't think he would have agreed with that label.
https://t.co/uDgZUYWDaO
I no longer view E.H. Carr's "The Twenty Years' Crisis" as a "Realist" text.
#KeepRealismReal
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https://t.co/tt2IAL5wRs
The first #KeepRealismReal 🧵looked at the early development of modern Realist theory in IR: it focused on the 1920s and 1930s debates on disarmament (with special emphasis on Philip Kerr and Merze Tate).
https://t.co/ffHEtw2bJ1
Time for real talk about "Realism".
This is the first of multiple threads on how I teach "Realism" to my Intro to International Relations students.
The goal is to #KeepRealismReal
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Those two Mearsheimer 🧵s where part of a series of 🧵s on Realist Theory in international relations. I called that series #KeepRealismReal.
That series was invaluable for shaping how I described Realism in the Foreign Affairs piece.
My new @ForeignAffairs piece makes the case for Realism's usefulness in understanding the 🇷🇺-🇺🇦 war & international politics generally.
It draws from a variety of my THREADS on the war, & on Realism (#KeepRealismReal).
This is a THREAD of those THREADS
https://t.co/SOC5uMwQss
@snsiegel76 @ForeignAffairs Agree. Haven't done a #KeepRealismReal yet on Niebuhr, but I plan to do so.
Related, I will say that this is probably the closest thing I've written to a theodicy.
Note: this is NOT a response to @stephenWalt's recent @ForeignPolicy piece. I've worked on this piece for over a month, drawing on ideas I laid out in various #KeepRealismReal 🧵s & my collection of 🧵s on the 🇷🇺-🇺🇦 war.
The timing is PURELY coincidental.
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