point of view‚ cooperation in international institutions leads to greater international security. A possible solution to overcome an arms race in the Taiwan Strait might for example include its complete demilitarisation and deployment of controlling forces that include members of all regional actors. Institutionalized economic cooperation would also aid the same end. Australian mediation to establish such frameworks would help to underline its role as a ‘good international citizen’ and thus promote its
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States have long sought to use a broad range of tools to achieve their foreign policy goals and thus reinforce their international position. This can lead to conflicts with its neighbours and competitors on a local or even global scale‚ creating a negative or positive image of the country abroad. In the late twentieth century American political scientist Joseph Nye divided states influence and use of power into two categories: Hard Power (HP) and Soft Power (SP). HP is the ability to achieve foreign
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witnessing the creation of a new society‚ in which nation-states develop new long-lasting connections between each other. Political‚ economic and social interactions between the states call for development of International Organizations (IO) that can regulate and contribute to the international system. With the creation of IOs‚ another issue arose – how can IOs function in the world still accustomed to sovereignty of states‚ will they have a mostly positive effect on the global community and what makes
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passive. This has compelled the creation or deepening of ‘panic’ alliances (e.g. US-Australia‚ US- Indonesia)‚ counter alliances (e.g. India-Japan). In this regard‚ the Asian nation has indirectly influenced world order by precipitating new power relations. Even Beckley who methodically denounces claims of declinists‚ agrees that the US should prepare for the end of unipolarity noting the “potentially disastrous” impact of fear over real or imagined changes (p.77) Meanwhile‚ as the biggest global
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once a goal and a utopian dream‚ while optimists take seriously the proposition to reform the individual. Secondly‚ Waltz discusses the internal structure of states. This image claims that the internal structure of the state is crucial in their relations with each other‚ ‘Removing the defects of states would establish the basis for peace’. This image argues for democratic peace theory in which democratic states do not fight each other. Finally‚ in the third image‚ Waltz looks at the anarchical structure
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Mearsheimer Paper In reading “The Tragedy of Great Power Politics” by John J. Mearsheimer‚ he soundly explains the theory of “Offensive Realism” in International Relations. Mearsheimer describes the theory of Offensive Realism as an anarchic international system that pressures countries to an aggressive state when dealing with international politics. He tries to identify the conditions that create conflict‚ the reasons of behavior‚ and the outcome it can produce. All in all‚ Mearsheimer believes
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Realism: A Greater Explanation for World War I Realism‚ by definition‚ is the study and practice of international relations; focusing on the nation-state‚ and that all nation-states are motivated by self-interest (Ferraro on Realism). The first two interests a state looks to fulfill are obtaining self-governance and defining borders. After those have been achieved countries will look to increase their power in many different forms (Ferraro on Realism). The years leading up to World War I were a
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globalisation is a main strategic environment of states in the early of 21st century. However‚ there are 3 kinds of people: believers‚ unbelievers and unconvinced. Believers think it as a way of peace which there is many of competitive‚ a greater sense of international community by balancing of its power politics aggressively. Unbelievers think it as a destroyer of their life such as independence‚ beliefs‚ et cetera. On the other hand‚ the unconvinced are not sure it will give a good or bad impact to their life
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needed. The Peace of Utrecht was negotiated and finalized on April 1713. This treaty’s binding power that compelled major European powers in equilibrium was coined as “the Balance of Power”. The Peace of Utrecht was significant in the course of state relations because it marked the start of the “balance of power” doctrine. However‚ as the word “balance” had such ambiguities‚ more attention was needed for the implication behind the notion of “balance of power.” While the Peace of Utrecht did achieve a balance
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equilibrium of powers. Kenneth Waltz‚ the founder of neorealism /structural realism scientifically analyzes balancing strategy regarding a constructed international structure‚ locating the thesis of ‘balancing versus bandwagoning’ systemically. The study of international relations after Waltz has been directed to the discussion of the anarchic international system to some extent. A structural theory‚ neorealists receive a number of criticisms directed to both its assumptions and applicability to state’s
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