I don't really understand your concerns. Just starting to read it a bit you will see that is not making any crazy points that would need solid sources. It seems

I don't really understand your concerns. Just starting to read it a bit you will see that is not making any crazy points that would need solid sources. It seems to start from "international relations 101" The link you gave is not the author profile just lists all the article from the author which will be almost all of his articles since it his website. As I stated, he is a historian (by profession, the kind that gives classes, write books and engages with the historian academic community) and one of HN's darlings. Not sure why you would got out of your way to say that it does not inspire confidence. You can find the author here for example : https://bsky.app/profile/bretdevereaux.bsky.social https://bsky.app/profile/bretdevereaux.bsky.social