Anu Anwar
@anuanwar.bsky.social
PhD Candidate @SAISHopkins | Studying IR theory, International Security, Grand Strategy, Middle Powers, Alliance, US-China in Asia
"...the last quarter century reads as a long incubation of the Huntingtonian prediction. It is now apparent that Huntington was not so much wrong about the contours of the emerging post-Cold War order as he was premature in his intuitions."
foreignpolicy.com/2025/02/21/s...
foreignpolicy.com/2025/02/21/s...
Samuel Huntington Is Getting His Revenge
The idea of a global “clash of civilizations” wasn’t wrong—it was just premature.
foreignpolicy.com
May 14, 2025 at 4:17 AM
"...the last quarter century reads as a long incubation of the Huntingtonian prediction. It is now apparent that Huntington was not so much wrong about the contours of the emerging post-Cold War order as he was premature in his intuitions."
foreignpolicy.com/2025/02/21/s...
foreignpolicy.com/2025/02/21/s...
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"it’s also possible that now is the best time to witness a proliferation of nuclear weapons states. Proliferation may not change much at all and could even prove stabilizing"
ICYMI: My latest for @wpr.bsky.social explores the "Waltz thesis"
ICYMI: My latest for @wpr.bsky.social explores the "Waltz thesis"
Nuclear Proliferation Fears May Be Overblown
Several states that had long been under the U.S. nuclear umbrella are considering developing their own nuclear weapons. That may not be a bad thing.
www.worldpoliticsreview.com
April 21, 2025 at 12:18 PM
"it’s also possible that now is the best time to witness a proliferation of nuclear weapons states. Proliferation may not change much at all and could even prove stabilizing"
ICYMI: My latest for @wpr.bsky.social explores the "Waltz thesis"
ICYMI: My latest for @wpr.bsky.social explores the "Waltz thesis"
What observed in 30 years ago:
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March 14, 2025 at 3:50 AM
What observed in 30 years ago:
www.mearsheimer.com/wp-content/u...
www.mearsheimer.com/wp-content/u...
- "Political orders invariably reflect an underlying balance of power.
- The strongest actors set and enforce the rules, and the weaker actors must for the most part accept them, even if they push back on occasion."
www.iwm.at/publication/...
- The strongest actors set and enforce the rules, and the weaker actors must for the most part accept them, even if they push back on occasion."
www.iwm.at/publication/...
Building a Better World Order?
When President Joe Biden spoke to UN General Assembly in September 2024, he said the world was at an “inflection point.” This was an admission that the current order is showing unmistakable signs of s...
www.iwm.at
December 15, 2024 at 5:22 AM
- "Political orders invariably reflect an underlying balance of power.
- The strongest actors set and enforce the rules, and the weaker actors must for the most part accept them, even if they push back on occasion."
www.iwm.at/publication/...
- The strongest actors set and enforce the rules, and the weaker actors must for the most part accept them, even if they push back on occasion."
www.iwm.at/publication/...