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Major Realism Assumptions
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1. International system is anarchic
2. Key Unit of analysis is the state 3. States are rational actors 4. Security is the most important issue for states |
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What is the most important issue for states in the realist view?
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Security
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Power, according to realists is
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Commonly understood as capabilities relative to another
ex. military expenditures, technology, GDP, size of population |
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Balance of Power
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A rough equilibrium of power among states
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Thucydides
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First writer in realist tradition and founder of IR
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Machiavellivi
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Survival of the state is paramount. Do the ends justify the means? Is it better to be feared than loved?
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Hobbes
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Pessimistic view of human nature. Advocated strong central authority to maintain order. In the state of nature, there is a "war of all against all"
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Grotius
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Called for the creation of international laws and norms to bind states together in peaceful interactions
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Clausewitz
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Prussian General during Napoleonic wars. Famous quote, "war is a continuation of politics by other means"
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Carr
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Critique of Utopian or idealist thought. however, her argued that pure realism was intolerable
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Morgenthau
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Best known for his Six Principles of Realism
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Six Principles of Realism
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1. Politics like society is governed by objective laws that have their roots in human nature
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Rule 2
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In IR, interests are defined in terms of power
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Rule 3
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Interest defined as power is to fixed in meaning, but depends on political/cultural context
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Rule 4
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There is tension between moral commands and successful political action
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