Dr. Popescu published an article on American foreign policy for The National Interest magazine called “Only Offensive Realism Can Contain China.” Drawing on his forthcoming book on this topic, he argues that great powers live in a tragic world dominated by a continuous struggle for regional and, ultimately, global hegemony. China’s recent military buildup in the South China Sea, as well as Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, only confirmed this time-honored, pessimistic view of world politics. The rhetorical commitment to contain China on the part of both Democrats and Republicans in Washington is worthless, even counterproductive, unless it’s accompanied by an overarching offensive realist grand strategy that shapes strategies and policies across military, economic, diplomatic, energy, and technological lines. Popescu outlines such a framework in his essay.
Read the full article here: https://nationalinterest.org/feature/only-offensive-realism-can-contain-china-205988
