BOOK REVIEW: The Great Delusion: Liberal Dreams and International Realities

Abstract

U.S. foreign policy is widely debated and contested around the world, and the main reason for this is the fact that U.S. foreign policy decisions have had global consequences for a long time. So much so that International Relations (IR) is claimed to be an American social science. Despite this widespread interest, however, there is no consensus on what variables actually determine U.S. foreign policy. John J. Mearsheimer’s The Great Delusion: Liberal Dreams and International Realities provides a convincing explanation of what drives U.S. foreign policy, and sets the ground for a fruitful debate.

Keywords

Book Review, Liberal Dreams, International Realities, The Great Delusion

Citation

Ozgur Ozturk, Book Review: “John J.Mearsheimer, The Great Delusion: Liberal Dreams and International Realities, New Haven, Yale University Press, 2018”, International Relations, Vol. 18, No. 71, 2021, pp. 153-155.

Affiliations

• Ozgur Ozturk, PhD Candidate, Ankara University, International Relations, Research Assistant, Aksaray University