that neo-structuralist realism offers the greatest explanatory power in modern international relations. The drive for and sustainment of power (by the state in an anarchic international system) is the key variable in considering realism and how the realist approaches international theory. Seeking and acquiring power is inconsequential of the values and beliefs of the individuals or actors that make up the state. Neorealism also makes this assumption but then adds on to the classical paradigm by adding
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Executive Summary These days‚ most businesses are set in a global environment‚ and the various corporations do not just regard their primary market locations or bases‚ they also have to take the rest of the world into consideration. Thus‚ many more corporations are going into multi-national business‚ scattered all over numerous parts of the globe. Usually the major source of concern for multinational companies and their managers is how to maintain high quality‚ in an ever-changing global economy
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Realism has been a major player in international politics. Unlike liberalism‚ realism stresses the fact that nation states are concerned with their own security and their own interests. Liberalism was founded on the idea of equality. Relativists tend to neglect ethical decision making in regards to conflicts among other states. Thucydides‚ Machiavelli‚ and Hobbes are the true founders of the realism theory. The evolutions of realism began with Thucydides and his theories for the Peloponnesian War
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The India-versus-China debate: Asian giants’ common interests outweigh differences Feb 17‚ 2012‚ 03.21AM IST (The India-versus-China…) By Mukul Sanwal‚ Former Civil Servant Preparing for the visit of Chinese Premier Hu Jintao is an appropriate time to consider an Asian perspective of the world in 2030. India and China are competitors; but are they potential opponents? The difficulties between the two emerging powers reflect lingering attitudes rather than conflicting strategic goals. The
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Is the concept of sovereignty out-dated? Discuss this in the context of international law The out-dated concept of sovereignty is no longer applicable to a highly globalised world‚ dependent on international solutions. A nations domestic powers and influence defines its sovereignty‚ this concept of ‘sovereign power’ has slowly decreased in suitability and is currently an out-dated concept. The contemporary notion of Globalisation forms a heightened interpretation of global communication‚ collaboration
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The topic of war and peace has become an increasingly important area concerning international relations over the past decade. Wars varying from Russia’s invasion of Georgia‚ to the United States involvement in Iraq and Afghanistan placed war on top of international politics agenda. These wars‚ along with all other wars‚ are started for various reasons‚ which different international relations theories try to identify. Theories such as realism or institutionalism may have severely different views on
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How successful has Henry VII in securing international recognition? At the start of his reign Henry realised that International recognition was important‚ especially from major powers in Europe such as France as well as maintain relations with those he was already allied to such as Brittany. As a result he decided to invade Boulogne with 12‚000 men‚ a campaign that he was sure would not end in retaliation as he had been informed that the French were preparing for war on the Italian peninsula. As
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idea behind the security that the realists seem to be addressing. As they believe in an anarchic international system where the state is the actor which is power hungry‚ self-serving and only concerned with its survival‚ their view of security has everything to do with the respective state in the international community. In other words the state fights for its protection and survival in the international sphere through war or military prowess. But the application of this theory in a quiet and peaceful
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history of international relations can be traced back to thousands of years ago; Barry Buzan and Richard Little‚ for example‚ consider the interaction of ancient Sumerian city-states‚ starting in 3‚500 BC‚ as the first fully-fledged international system.[3] The official portraits of King Władysław IV dressed according to French‚ Spanish and Polish fashion reflects the complex politics of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth during the Thirty Years’ War The history of international relations based on
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support by the US when needed most — during the 1965 War and‚ again‚ the 1971 War which led to the disintegration of the country. In fact‚ the US later imposed severe penalties‚ embargoes and sanctions on Pakistan. In the post-9/11 scenario bilateral relations saw a shifting policy pattern to dubiousness‚ and Pakistan still remained target of accusations from all sides. Not only
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