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| Five principles of realism |
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- laws are objective, exist beyond our knowledge, cannot change
- all seek power (in how their way)
- morality should be considered, but not the main reason to do something or take action
- "God" is on your side |
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| What does order depend on? |
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- Strength of community
- Alliances are not effective deterrents of war, instead, they can provoke conflict |
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Morgenthau’s understanding of interest and justice was influenced by his distinction between theory and practice and his conceptualisation of power: the strategies of a leader must take into account the intangible qualities of influence, such as the role of ethics and justice.
- Justice the key to influence how others understand and respond to you and because it provides a conceptual framework on which actors construct their interests. |
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| Modernization brings shifts in identities and thus the concept of security. |
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| Through deterrence and mostly restraint by leaders. |
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| How are states? How should they be? |
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| Rational, pursuing their own interests rationally. Prudence instead of hubris. |
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| Who are the actors in the world? |
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| The states, who are rational |
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| What is the role of international organizations? |
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| Minimal, it merely reflects the current balance of power. |
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Objective, an efficient factor in war. States assume a self help doctrine, they cannot trust or depend on anyone else.
- Basic motive of a state is survival; increase of security in one state leads to a decrease in security in others, leading to balancing. Strong military achieves this goal.
- Anarchy fosters competition, limits the states' desire to cooperate, even with common interests. Hence the security dilemma (Cold War) |
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| The absence of war, but it's only temporary. |
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| Power - security and survival |
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