Realism Flashcards
Who wrote Politics among Nations
Morganthou
Theory of IR
Waltz
The prince
Machiavelli
Tragedy of great power politics
Mearsheimer
Levithan
Hobbes
History of pelopenissian war
Thucydides
Thucydides
431bc
Waltz
1971
Morganthou
1948
Mearsheimer
2001
Hobbes
1671
Machiavelli
1535
Hertz
1950
Offensive realism
Mearsheimer
States will never be able to fully trust a state
Defensive realism
Waltz
Neorealism / structural realism
Waltz
Power maximisers
Offensive realism (Mearsheimer)
Human nature causes anarchy
Classical realism
Anarchy explains human behaviour
Structural realism ( waltz)
Balance of power
Offensive realism
Thucydides
Easy now due to fragmented Middle East
Security maximisation
Structural realism/ neorealism
Fear
Distrust
Why can China not rise peacefully?
Will challenges hegemonic status of US - challenge balance of power
Defensive realism
War causing potential of anarchy is very thin
Technology makes it harder to conquer people
Historical example of balance of power
Uk and France fought Russia in Crimea so Russia’s power did not remain unchecked 1853
Security dilemma
Hertz 1950
Aiming for self- defence decreases security as it makes other states paranoid
Power transition theory
As powers rise they will challenge the hegemon
E.g rise of China
- unless China slows down or us accommodates Beijing demands
