The Clash Point of Power Politics: The 2026 Midterms, JD Vance’s Confession, and the Price of Imperial Overreach
by Professor Ozgur Tufekci When the "America First" Base Punishes Imperial Overstretch In international relations theory, power politics holds that a great power’s survival and hegemony depend on balancing its military commitments abroad with its socioeconomic vitality at home. For decades, realists have cautioned Washington about imperial overstretch—the point at...