[lit-ideas] The Return of Realism

  • From: Omar Kusturica <omarkusto@xxxxxxxxx>
  • To: lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Wed, 17 May 2006 05:48:55 -0700 (PDT)

In the context of such worrisome developments, it is
not surprising that a Kissinger-style foreign-policy
realism is back, presenting itself as the only
reasonable and responsible approach for addressing the
multiple crises of the global political world. But
this is the problem ? for Berman and Fukuyama, liberal
interventionist and (reformed) neo-conservative alike.
The comeback of foreign-policy realism as the dominant
paradigm in international politics terrifies Berman
and Fukuyama; and this is the proper context for
reading their two very different books. The authors
strongly agree that the return of the realist paradigm
is a dangerous trend that should be resisted. Where
they disagree is over who is to blame for realism's
revival, and what is to be done in the face of it. 

http://www.opendemocracy.net/democracy-americanpower/freedom_century_3486.jsp

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