Danny and Derek welcome Matthew Specter, senior fellow at the Institute for European Studies at UC Berkley and lecturer of history at Santa Clara University, to talk about his pathbreaking book The Atlantic Realists. They discuss the origins of realism, thinkers at the fin de siècle, the national interest, Hans Morgenthau, the finer points of liberal internationism vs. realism, and more.
Grab a copy of The Atlantic Realists here: https://www.sup.org/books/title/?id=28906
E52 - Deference to Empire w/ Matthew Specter
excellent episode, one small correction to your esteemed guest: Aberystwyth is not in England, it's in Wales.
I'm not gonna lie guys. I made it about halfway through this episode. This one was deeper than the Marianas trench and far beyond my grasp.