🚨 My review, with Caroline Kennedy-Pipe, of #Mearsheimer's article on 'War and International Politics' (International Security, 49/4, 2025) for @h-diplo.bsky.social Jervis Forum. Read it here: issforum.org/articlerevie... #realism #war #grandstrategy #power #IR #geopolitics @irph.bsky.social

Jervis Forum Article Review 197: Kennedy-Pipe and Waldman on Mearsheimer, “War and International Politics”

H-Diplo | Robert Jervis International Security Studies Forum Article Review 197 John F. Mearsheimer, “War and International Politics,” International Security 49:4 (Spring 2025): 7-36, https://doi.org/

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The practice of strategy in war is a form of moral economy, according to @tom-waldman.bsky.social (@lborouniversity.bsky.social). Learn more about how narratives play a critical role in regulating the moral strategic field: https://doi.org/10.1093/ia/iiag042

🚨New issue is out now! 🌍 Is there a future for the UN in the Middle East? 💻 Have technologies revolutionized maritime security? 👀 How does ignorance shape world orders? Read research on these topics and much more, along with 20 book reviews, in our May issue: academic.oup.com/ia/issue/102/3

📣 New Publication! 📣 Delighted my new #openaccess article on ‘Strategic Saints and Sinners’ is out in @IAJournal_CH It explores the strategic implications of cynical self-interest in war. Abstract in thread👇Please share/repost! #strategy #war @irph.bsky.social academic.oup.com/ia/advance-a...

📣 New Publication! 📣 Delighted my new #openaccess article on ‘Strategic Saints and Sinners’ is out in @IAJournal_CH It explores the strategic implications of cynical self-interest in war. Abstract in thread👇Please share/repost! #strategy #war @irph.bsky.social academic.oup.com/ia/advance-a...

With US military action against Iran underway, Donald Trump's record as Commander-in-Chief provides important clues about how the campaign might unfold. www.linkedin.com/pulse/trumps...

Trump's Wars: How an Anti-War President Learned to Love the Use of Force

Donald Trump has always presented himself as an anti-war president. He rails against ‘endless wars’ and mocks nation-building interventions.

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Not sure I’d pass this as an undergrad essay: while important to ask hard Qs about continued resistance, drawing such bald conclusions from purely material factors-disregarding will, morale, org, leadership, pol, etc (beyond strat goals)-is seriously myopic reader.foreignaffairs.com/2026/02/26/u...

Ukraine Is Losing the War

With Moscow Pressing Its Advantage, Kyiv Should Trade Land for Peace

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The Baltic is becoming a battleground between NATO and Russia economist.com/europe/2025/... from The Economist

The Baltic is becoming a battleground between NATO and Russia

Poland, Sweden and others are buying subs to protect pipelines

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A few thoughts on possible US-Iran conflict (1/11):

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The Age of Kleptocracy

Geopolitical Power, Private Gain

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At Munich, leaders declared a new era for Europe. The terms are still up for debate.

The Sound of Munich: Autonomy, Anxiety, and the Twilight of Transatlantic Order

Munich was warmer than Washington this weekend, both in weather and in sentiment. Neither development was widely forecast. The sense of crisis in

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What China is really up to in the Arctic economist.com/china/2026/0... from The Economist

What China is really up to in the Arctic

Its close co-operation with Russia is alarming many in the region

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Trump Administration Erases the Government’s Power to Fight Climate Change www.nytimes.com/2026/02/12/c...

Trump Administration Erases the Government’s Power to Fight Climate Change

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What War With Iran Would Look Like

Decapitation strikes against the regime are likely. An invasion is not.

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What Thucydides Could Really Teach Trump “Athens did not fall because it lacked power; power changed Athens” #realism #geopolitics #Thucydides #War #restraint #Pericles #power #strategy #alliances #Trump #narrative #nato #hubris #melos

What Thucydides Could Really Teach Trump

The Trump administration’s embrace of coercion, transactional alliance politics and performative displays of strength is often defended as hard-headed realism in an unforgiving international system...

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IRPH's Dr Duncan Depledge, Dr Tamiris Santos (@tamispsantos.bsky.social), and Dr Tom Hobson have a paper in Contemporary Security Policy's latest issue. You can read 'The UK Ministry of Defence, “Low-Carbon Warfare,” and the struggle to construct novel sociotechnical imaginaries of future war' now.

The UK Ministry of Defence, “Low-Carbon Warfare,” and the struggle to construct novel sociotechnical imaginaries of future war

Why do defence organizations take some imaginaries of future warfare more seriously than others? In this article, we use the concept of “sociotechnical imaginaries” to chart the struggle of a vangu...

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'The question is not whether the British public will rise to the occasion, it is whether they will be properly equipped to do so effectively, ahead of time.' write Ed Arnold and Major Laurence Thomson in the latest RUSI Commentary.

The UK Whole of Society Defence and the Reality of Modern War

The national conversation must address society's preparations to defend itself, reimagining the citizen solider of the 21st century, and every sector's role in this effort.

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Trump and his aides invoke frequently Thucydides when they discuss American foreign policy, but misunderstand or misrepresent his words. In a new paper, IRPH's Dr Tom Waldman (Senior Lecturer in Security Studies) asks what Thucydides could REALLY teach Trump.

What Thucydides Could Really Teach Trump

The Trump administration’s embrace of coercion, transactional alliance politics and performative displays of strength is often defended as hard-headed realism in an unforgiving international system...

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