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Michael Poznansky: Great Power, Great Responsibility

Sep 18, 2025

How the Liberal International Order Shapes US Foreign Policy

Michael Poznansky is a former Rosenwald Postdoc, currently associate professor in the Strategic and Operational Research Department at the U.S. Naval War College. His book, Great Power, Great Responsibility: How the Liberal International Order Shapes US Foreign Policy, was published by Oxford University Press earlier this year.

On the BlueBlaze substack he published this essay further exploring some of his findings.

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