AES 204 Lecture Notes - Hans Morgenthau, Henry Kissinger, Arms Race
27 Feb 2013
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It is the most debated and dominant theory of ir. It provides the most powerful explanation for the state of war which is the regular condition of life in the international system. It can be found in theory form since 18th and 19th century but was revived after. Post second ww era was the era of realism. Its main features were cold war, arms race, super power rivalry, proliferation of arms (nuclear and conventional) and struggle of power not only b/w superpowers but also b/w other regions and states. Robert h jackson writes in the globalization of world politics : statecraft was theorized by. Irs as anarchic relations exists among sovereign political states. These states recognize no supreme international judge or referee. They revolt to war to protect their vital interests. Realism considered ir as a struggle for power.
