According to neo-realists, why do states want power, and how much power is “enough”?

According to neo-realists, why do states want power, and how much power is “enough”?
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Content

Abstract………………………………………………………………………………………………….2

Introduction…………………………………………………………………………………………...3

I. What is power?...............................................................4

II. Why states seek Power?...................................................6

III. Can states have “enough” power?......................................8

Conclusions……………………………………………………………………………..10

Reference list………………………………………………………………………………………….11

Abstract
Realism is a school of International Relations thought that postulates that states are engaged in a struggle for supremacy against other states in a system that has no external oversight. Accordingly, states seek to acquire power to secure themselves from aggressors and to enable them to pursue their own interests in a competitive world where all states seek only self aggrandizement. This paper aims to delve into these core pillars of the Realist paradigm and ask why do states seek power and can they ever have enough? To do so will require a study of power itself – what is it and how is it acquired? The relationship between states, power and politics is as contested and controversial as any debate in international relations discourse; this short treatise aims to offer an overview and an insight drawn from the study of the author. It hopes to provide a succinct insight into power as a core determinant of the evolution of global political realities.

Introduction
The one of theory in International Relations is the Neorealism as Waltz mentioned in his book “Theory of International Politics” (1979). Waltz became the first and most resolute reformer of political realism theory who has called in question a number of its postulates "from within" of the realism. His works and work of his supporters such as Robert Gilpin, John