Dan Drezner goes another round with realists:
I don’t doubt that realists disapprove of either Trump or Obama. I just don’t think they’re doing it for realist reasons.
Since I have written on more than one occasion that Trump and Obama aren’t realists, I suppose I should say a few things about this. It’s possible to find examples in which one or both of these politicians have taken a position that most realists would also favor, but when that happens they’re not taking that position for “realist reasons.” It’s also true that neither Trump nor Obama consistently or reliably follows the recommendations …read more
Source: The American Conservative
