Climate Change & Social Media: Redefining ‘Realism’

... Russia and the West obviously prevailing in scientific, expert and political circles, the advocates of the realistic view today have less influence on the decisions being taken in Washington, Brussels and other European capitals. In my view, ‘realism’ is alive and well in Washington, D.C. and beyond, despite cringing slightly when reading the term “the West”, as if several countries with hundreds of cultures and languages can be defined as a single entity, with similar interpretations of geopolitics, let alone effective international relations. However, U.S. foreign diplomacy appears lost at sea,...