Michael Lind's essay on the politics of factions called Wingnuts v. Factions (23 May 2022) neatly articulates a theory of state that I've held for 20 years. I wish very much that the theory he outlines there could be applied to Neo-Realist IR. I think Chomsky attempted to do this but his particular treatments rely too greatly on monolithic class actors, whereas Lind's elite factions are much more in line with my ideas - kind of like a chiseled version of Chomsky's characterizations of political agents.
Michael Lind's essay on the politics of factions called Wingnuts v. Factions (23 May 2022) neatly articulates a theory of state that I've held for 20 years. I wish very much that the theory he outlines there could be applied to Neo-Realist IR. I think Chomsky attempted to do this but his particular treatments rely too greatly on monolithic class actors, whereas Lind's elite factions are much more in line with my ideas - kind of like a chiseled version of Chomsky's characterizations of political agents.