Climate Change & Social Media: Redefining ‘Realism’

... John Mearsheimer. To paraphrase Mearsheimer, ‘realism’ is one of several theoretical paradigms which help interpret international relations and global politics, where states are the primary actors and “no higher authority sits above them” ... ... should reflect this new reality. Climate change is this generation’s “Mutually Assured Destruction” (MAD) and social media is connecting people to this new reality and global paradigm. Social media may rely on expert academics, analysts,...