Prominent political scientist
writes 500-page book demonstrating that New Zealand is an island nation.
Professor Stephen Walt has already appeared in this column, but it’s hard to resist another dig. After Thomas Friedman and Henry Kissinger, he is the American commentator who most excels at self-parody.
Witness his latest column: https://foreignpolicy.com/2023/02/09/the-top-five-lessons-from-year-one-of-ukraines-war/. His four decades of scholarship lead him to conclude the following lessons from the war in Ukraine (in his words):
Lesson No. 1: It is very easy for leaders to miscalculate.
Lesson No. 2: States unite to counter aggression.
Lesson No. 3: “It ain’t over till it’s over.”
Lesson No. 4: War empowers extremists and makes compromise harder.
Lesson No. 5: A strategy of restraint would have reduced the risk of war.
Bonus Lesson: Leaders matter (duh).
Annual cost to attend the Harvard Kennedy School, where Mr Walt teaches: $89,773.