Archive - John’s Newsletter

Aristotle bests the French

16 hrs ago •

31:39

The Chinese Way of Spying, Part 3

The British Edition

Oct 13 •

29:46

The car crash of the French Fifth Republic

Hands firmly on the wheel, Emmanuel Macron is largely to blame

Oct 7 •

31:15

Avoiding the Imperial Temptation

A Realist Critique of the Utopian Plans for American Empire

Oct 6 •

Abe's Ghost Stirs

Why the elevation of Sanae Takaichi to LDP leader is good news for Japan

Oct 6 •

16:52

Donald Trump and the Jacksonian way of war and peace

Oct 5 •

Ethical Realism (Part 4)

Written two decades ago, an eerily prescient look at where the world would be today

Oct 3 •

22:10

Karma Comes for James Comey

Oct 2 •

More Political Risk Thoughts on the Gaza Peace Plan

Oct 1 •

22:21

September 2025

We cannot want peace more than they do

The realist critique of the Gaza Peace Plan

Sep 30 •

28:11

British Populism comes for the failed UK Establishment

Sep 29 •

29:37

Ethical Realism (Part 3)

More ruminations on the book that made me famous

Sep 26 •

32:53

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