SettingsPolitical realists
Aaron Friedberg
Aaron Louis Friedberg (born 1956) served from 2003 to 2005 in the office of the Vice President of the United States as deputy assistant for national-security affairs and director of policy planning.
Aaron Louis Friedberg (born 1956) served from 2003 to 2005 in the office of the Vice President of the United States as deputy assistant for national-security affairs and director of policy planning.
Barry Buzan
Barry Gordon Buzan (* 28 April 1946) is Montague Burton Professor of International Relations at the London School of Economics and honorary professor at the University of Copenhagen and Jilin Un...
Barry Gordon Buzan (* 28 April 1946) is Montague Burton Professor of International Relations at the London School of Economics and honorary professor at the University of Copenhagen and Jilin Un...
Brent Scowcroft
Brent Scowcroft, KBE (born March 19, 1925 in Ogden, Utah) was the United States National Security Advisor under Presidents Gerald Ford and George H. W. Bush and a Lieutenant General in the Unite...
Brent Scowcroft, KBE (born March 19, 1925 in Ogden, Utah) was the United States National Security Advisor under Presidents Gerald Ford and George H. W. Bush and a Lieutenant General in the Unite...
Carl von Clausewitz
Carl Philipp Gottfried von Clausewitz was a Prussian soldier and military theorist who stressed the moral and political aspects of war.
Carl Philipp Gottfried von Clausewitz was a Prussian soldier and military theorist who stressed the moral and political aspects of war.
Carlo Masala
Carlo Masala (born 27 March 1968 in Cologne) is full professor for International Politics at the Bundeswehr University Munich, lecturer at the University of Munich, as well as lecturer and membe...
Carlo Masala (born 27 March 1968 in Cologne) is full professor for International Politics at the Bundeswehr University Munich, lecturer at the University of Munich, as well as lecturer and membe...
Colin Powell
Colin Luther Powell is an American statesman and a retired four-star general in the United States Army.
Colin Luther Powell is an American statesman and a retired four-star general in the United States Army.
Colin S. Gray
Colin S. Gray (born 1943) is a British-American strategic thinker and professor of International Relations and Strategic Studies at the University of Reading, where he is the director of the Cen...
Colin S. Gray (born 1943) is a British-American strategic thinker and professor of International Relations and Strategic Studies at the University of Reading, where he is the director of the Cen...
Daniel Šmihula
JUDr. MUDr. Daniel Šmihula PhD. Dr.iur. (born 27 April 1972, Bratislava) is a Slovak lawyer, political scientist, journalist and writer.
JUDr. MUDr. Daniel Šmihula PhD. Dr.iur. (born 27 April 1972, Bratislava) is a Slovak lawyer, political scientist, journalist and writer.
E. H. Carr
Edward Hallett "Ted" Carr CBE (28 June 1892 – 3 November 1982) was a liberal and later Marxist dale veasey
Edward Hallett "Ted" Carr CBE (28 June 1892 – 3 November 1982) was a liberal and later Marxist dale veasey
George F. Kennan
George Frost Kennan (February 16, 1904 – March 17, 2005) was an American adviser, diplomat, political scientist and historian, best known as "the father of containment" and as a key figure...
George Frost Kennan (February 16, 1904 – March 17, 2005) was an American adviser, diplomat, political scientist and historian, best known as "the father of containment" and as a key figure...
Hans Morgenthau
Hans Joachim Morgenthau (February 17, 1904 – July 19, 1980) was one of the leading twentieth-century figures in the study of international politics.
Hans Joachim Morgenthau (February 17, 1904 – July 19, 1980) was one of the leading twentieth-century figures in the study of international politics.
Hedley Bull
Hedley Bull, FBA (born Sydney, Australia, 10 June 1932 – died, Oxford, England, 18 May 1985) was Professor of International Relations at the Australian National University, the London Scho...
Hedley Bull, FBA (born Sydney, Australia, 10 June 1932 – died, Oxford, England, 18 May 1985) was Professor of International Relations at the Australian National University, the London Scho...
Henry Kissinger
Heinz Alfred "Henry" Kissinger is a German-born American writer, political scientist, diplomat, and businessman.
Heinz Alfred "Henry" Kissinger is a German-born American writer, political scientist, diplomat, and businessman.
Herman Kahn
Herman Kahn was one of the preeminent futurists of the latter third of the twentieth century.
Herman Kahn was one of the preeminent futurists of the latter third of the twentieth century.
James W. Spain
James W. Spain (July 22, 1926 – January 2, 2008) was in the US Foreign Service with postings in Karachi, Islamabad, Istanbul, Ankara, Dar Es Salaam, and Colombo and four ambassadorships in...
James W. Spain (July 22, 1926 – January 2, 2008) was in the US Foreign Service with postings in Karachi, Islamabad, Istanbul, Ankara, Dar Es Salaam, and Colombo and four ambassadorships in...
Javed Hashmi
Makhdoom Muhammad Javed Hashmi is a Pakistani political scientist, geostrategist, statesman, and the President of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf, which he joined on 24 December 2011.
Makhdoom Muhammad Javed Hashmi is a Pakistani political scientist, geostrategist, statesman, and the President of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf, which he joined on 24 December 2011.
John Mearsheimer
John J. Mearsheimer is an American professor of Political Science at the University of Chicago.
John J. Mearsheimer is an American professor of Political Science at the University of Chicago.
Joseph Grieco
Joseph M Grieco is an American academic who is currently a Professor of Political Science at Duke University.
Joseph M Grieco is an American academic who is currently a Professor of Political Science at Duke University.
Kenneth Waltz
Kenneth Neal Waltz is a member of the faculty at the University of California, Berkeley and Columbia University and one of the most prominent scholars of international relations alive today.
Kenneth Neal Waltz is a member of the faculty at the University of California, Berkeley and Columbia University and one of the most prominent scholars of international relations alive today.
Leslie H. Gelb
Leslie Howard Gelb is a former correspondent for The New York Times and is currently President Emeritus of the Council on Foreign Relations.
Leslie Howard Gelb is a former correspondent for The New York Times and is currently President Emeritus of the Council on Foreign Relations.
Nayef Al-Rodhan
Nayef Al-Rodhan,M.D., Ph.D, is a philosopher, neuroscientist, geostrategist, and author.
Nayef Al-Rodhan,M.D., Ph.D, is a philosopher, neuroscientist, geostrategist, and author.
Niccolò Machiavelli
Niccolò di Bernardo dei Machiavelli was an Italian historian, diplomat, philosopher, humanist and writer based in Florence during the Renaissance.
Niccolò di Bernardo dei Machiavelli was an Italian historian, diplomat, philosopher, humanist and writer based in Florence during the Renaissance.
Nicholas J. Spykman
Nicholas John Spykman was a Dutch-American geostrategist, known as the "godfather of containment."
Nicholas John Spykman was a Dutch-American geostrategist, known as the "godfather of containment."
Paul Kennedy
Paul Michael Kennedy CBE, FBA, is a British historian at Yale University specialising in the history of international relations, economic power and grand strategy.
Paul Michael Kennedy CBE, FBA, is a British historian at Yale University specialising in the history of international relations, economic power and grand strategy.
Reinhold Niebuhr
Karl Paul Reinhold Niebuhr (; June 21, 1892 – June 1, 1971) was an American theologian and commentator on public affairs.
Karl Paul Reinhold Niebuhr (; June 21, 1892 – June 1, 1971) was an American theologian and commentator on public affairs.
Robert Gilpin
Robert Gilpin is a scholar of international political economy and the professor emeritus of Politics and International Affairs at the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs at...
Robert Gilpin is a scholar of international political economy and the professor emeritus of Politics and International Affairs at the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs at...
Robert J. Art
Robert J. Art is Christian A. Herter Professor of International Relations at Brandeis University, and Fellow at MIT Center for International Studies.
Robert J. Art is Christian A. Herter Professor of International Relations at Brandeis University, and Fellow at MIT Center for International Studies.
Robert Jervis
Robert Jervis (born 1940) is the Adlai E. Stevenson Professor of International Affairs at Columbia University, and has been a member of the faculty since 1980.
Robert Jervis (born 1940) is the Adlai E. Stevenson Professor of International Affairs at Columbia University, and has been a member of the faculty since 1980.
Samuel P. Huntington
Samuel Phillips Huntington was an influential American political scientist whose works covered multiple sub-fields of political science.
Samuel Phillips Huntington was an influential American political scientist whose works covered multiple sub-fields of political science.
Stephen D. Krasner
Stephen Krasner (born 1942) is an international relations professor at Stanford University and is the former Director of Policy Planning at the United States Department of State, a position he h...
Stephen Krasner (born 1942) is an international relations professor at Stanford University and is the former Director of Policy Planning at the United States Department of State, a position he h...
Stephen Walt
Stephen Martin Walt (born July 2, 1955) is a professor of international affairs at Harvard University's John F. Kennedy School of Government.
Stephen Martin Walt (born July 2, 1955) is a professor of international affairs at Harvard University's John F. Kennedy School of Government.
Sun Tzu
Sun Wu, style name Changqing, better known as Sun Tzu or Sunzi, was an ancient Chinese military general, strategist and philosopher who is traditionally believed to be the most...
Sun Wu, style name Changqing, better known as Sun Tzu or Sunzi, was an ancient Chinese military general, strategist and philosopher who is traditionally believed to be the most...
Susan Strange
Susan Strange was a British academic who was influential in the field of International Political Economy.
Susan Strange was a British academic who was influential in the field of International Political Economy.
Thomas Hobbes
Thomas Hobbes of Malmesbury (5 April 1588 – 4 December 1679), in some older texts Thomas Hobbs of Malmsbury, was an English philosopher, best known today for his work on political philosophy.
Thomas Hobbes of Malmesbury (5 April 1588 – 4 December 1679), in some older texts Thomas Hobbs of Malmsbury, was an English philosopher, best known today for his work on political philosophy.
William Wohlforth
William Curti Wohlforth is the Daniel Webster Professor of Government in the Dartmouth College Department of Government, of which he was chair for three academic years (2006-2009).
William Curti Wohlforth is the Daniel Webster Professor of Government in the Dartmouth College Department of Government, of which he was chair for three academic years (2006-2009).
Zbigniew Brzezinski
Zbigniew Kazimierz Brzezinski (Zbigniew Kazimierz Brzeziński, ; born March 28, 1928) is a Polish American political scientist, geostrategist, and statesman who served as United States National S...
Zbigniew Kazimierz Brzezinski (Zbigniew Kazimierz Brzeziński, ; born March 28, 1928) is a Polish American political scientist, geostrategist, and statesman who served as United States National S...