The strength of John Mearsheimer’s The Tragedy of Great Power Politics is also its inherent weakness.  This review will analyze the strengths of Mearsheimer’s approach to the argument, and will then explore where the argument appears to be lacking.  What Mearsheimer creates in this book is a carefully argued defense of offensive realism, and he … Continue reading My thoughts on “The Tragedy of Great Power Politics”, Or How I Learned to Love Offensive Realism