Who’s the Real Foreign-Policy Realist?

by | Mar 22, 2024

Who’s the Real Foreign-Policy Realist?

by | Mar 22, 2024

The establishment debate over foreign policy isn’t between realists and whatever their opponents call themselves. It’s a debate over who’s more realistic. It reminds me of the debate between the Federalists and Antifederalists. No one wanted to be considered against federalism, but the centralizers had beaten the real federalists to the label Federalist.

Sheldon Richman

Sheldon Richman

Sheldon Richman is the former executive editor of The Libertarian Institute and a contributing editor at Antiwar.com. He is the former senior editor at the Cato Institute and Institute for Humane Studies; former editor of The Freeman, published by the Foundation for Economic Education; and former vice president at the Future of Freedom Foundation. His latest books are Coming to Palestine and What Social Animals Owe to Each Other.

View all posts

Our Books

Recent Articles

Recent

The Horn of Africa Is Ready to Explode

The Horn of Africa Is Ready to Explode

Though the dust from the devastating Tigray War of 2020–2022 has barely settled, the Horn of Africa once again appears to be drifting toward catastrophe. Recent developments suggest a growing risk of renewed conflict involving Ethiopia’s federal government, the Tigray...

read more
Just Call It Fascism

Just Call It Fascism

“From the river to the sea,” is an expression that has become illegal in Australia. An insecure nation with government often desperate to placate foreign interests and those who keep the politicians rich. And, in 2026 any thing that has been determined as...

read more

Pin It on Pinterest

Share This