Source: Liberal Currents
by Henry Sargent
“One of Bertrand Russell’s great insights, now a popular liberal refrain, is that movements always go too far. Even the best ideas must be adaptable to events or risk consequences that run counter to the intentions of the original theorists. Theories often fall victim to their own success; once fluid solutions to contemporary problems become solidified over time, leading to dogmatism. Nowhere is theoretical overreach more dangerous than in the field of international relations. So often in the past, the very theories designed to minimize the likelihood of war have themselves become part of justifications for war.” (08/06/25)
https://www.liberalcurrents.com/there-are-no-simple-answers-to-international-relations/