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Realism (international relations)
- Human nature to be aggressive
- Self-interest of the state
within a competitive
system
- No authority above
the state
- Survival, statism, self-help
- Security solely in the terms of state
security - state can protect itself and
its citizens from an anarchic
international system
- Anarchy makes conflict
inevitable and states are
condemned to constant
security conflict
- Power is the most
important factor
- Neo-realism
- states have to be
aggressive due to
the nature of the
anarchic world
system
- Defensive: States should
seek as much power as
needed, but not more
- Offensive: States should
seek as much power as
possible in order to be able
to pressure other countries
- Distribution of capabilities: capabilities are
measured by the number of superpowers in the
international system
- Every sovereign state is equal and will
try to pursue its own interests
- Realists believe that there can never be trust
between states because the other states' real
intentions can never be known
- Realists believe that there can never be trust
between states because the other states' real
intentions can never be known
- states have to be
aggressive due to
the nature of the
anarchic world
system
- International
institutions can only
survive with the support
of a hegemon
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