Ukraine: The Real Lesson of Realism

The Long Agony of Classical Diplomacy

Bodies are placed into a mass grave on the outskirts of Mariupol, Ukraine, Wednesday, March 9, 2022. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)

The dispute over realism is one of the great classics in international relations theory. It would be impossible to list all the books, articles, interviews and discussions between specialists on social networks to which it has…