Rigorously Researched Realism.
An academic approach to Modern Politics.
As an Offensive Realist I believe in the politics of tangible power. To me, the theory explains the international system the most comprehensively. States—the fundamental unit of power—aggressively seek to gain and maintain political and military power in an anarchic system where no actor larger than other states can stop them. Regardless of economics, politics or the population’s opinion, states will generally, and reliably, function in this way. It is an emotionless, scientifically methodical theory; a straightforward, clear-cut proposal. This blog seeks to apply this viewpoint, along with an academically researched and cited approach, to analyse today’s political events. Not every post will be theory oriented, and there will be room for a varied array of other International Relations concepts.
‘States, like billiard balls, are impermeable and self-contained units, which influence each other through external pressure… [These] billiard balls move over the table and collide with each other, mostly due to military and security matters.
— E. M. Forster
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“Why China Cannot Rise Preacefully” October 17, 2012 University of Ottawa JOHN MEARSHEIMER, University of Chicago. Presented by the Security Studies Network at CIPS.
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