Neoliberalism Vs Neorealism Analysis

In 1914, Europe erupted into a conflict now referred to as World War I, which led to the deaths of over 38 million soldiers and civilians and becoming the ninth most deadliest conflict thus far in human history. With such death and destruction seen through this 4 year international conflict, a variety of international relation theories have arose trying to determine the causation of the war; of the theories that have arose, Neorealism and Neoliberalism seem the best at explaining the conflict. Of these two theories, I believe that Neorealism best explains the war aspirations of both the Allied and Central Powers. Beginning on the theory of Neoliberalism; it begins with a theory in which states are self interested players willing to cooperate …show more content…
From the theories of Neoliberalism and Neorealism discussed throughout this, it seems clear that Neorealism best explains the conflict as through the failure of the alliances in keeping the peace in Europe. Through the fear of the other alliance overpowering the other, the issue of the security dilemma only increased as Germany feared for the future in which the alliances were no longer equals. This fear of other nations eventually overpowering your own nation, even when international bodies make it appear as though there is no means for fear, the possibility of the other side attacking causes your nation to preemptively attack to better your odds of success. Being powered through fear of the unknowns of the international sphere, alliances may exist in order to keep the peace, but nations still fear for the egos of other international bodies and will strike when they believe it is in their best interest for the continued success of their