The Value(s) of Realism

Many of the foreign policy challenges facing United States seem new, with unseen enemies targeting its security and some reluctant populations bucking U.S. economic and military might. In this context, it is time to return to the realist tradition, which encompasses a more diverse collection of views than is often characterized by critics and accepts that values must be taken into account in formulating foreign policy, especially that the internal character of a state is relevant in determining what sort of relationship it will have with the United States.