Three Frameworks, One Paralysis: What IR Theory Reveals About Gaza
A theoretical reading of the Gaza conflict reveals a world in which international humanitarian law remains formally intact but functionally conditional.
Why States Do What They Do: An IR Theory Field Guide
A field guide to the four theories that actually explain international relations. None alone can explain the evolution of international society. But taken together, they are the best and only way to decode complex international events.
Trump, Iran, and Israel: The Wars Behind the War
The question Israel lives with every day is not which IR theory – liberalism or realism – is correct. It is which one buys more time.
France’s Foreign Policy: Is the Die Cast?
In the last weeks, both a group of diplomats and a former director of the General Directorate of External Security launched methodical attacks questioning President Nicolas Sarkozy’s foreign policy.