Balance of power in international relations

posited that each also helped produce the others. According to the authors, these variables have both dyadic and systemic affects, meaning that a dyad would be more peaceful if it had democracy, economic interdependence, and IGO membership, and the international system would be more peaceful the higher the overall levels of the three variables (Russett and Oneal, 2001). Growing levels of economic interdependence following World War II, and accelerating after the Cold War, likely contributed to…

In international relations, ethics have become a popular topic that is subjected to debate as many theorists come to a different conclusion on how to view international morality based on their different approaches. Realism, one of the oldest conglomerate of political theories that speaks on the subject, deems that there is no place for it within the international world. This paper will thoroughly explain the reason realist believe in this position and also utilize two other theories: Morality…

The official academic field of international relations is a recent field of study, beginning after the end of World War II, in the political sciences. While the academic field is fairly new establishment in the political sciences, the issues at the core of the discipline have been discussed for hundreds of years. One of the issues that is central to the division of international relations is the idea of security. The topic of security contains many different aspects all of which can be addressed…

to reduce the power of private sector business interests from becoming too dominant in the daily political lives of the citizenry. Examples from Africa, Europe, and Russia will define the power of the state to moderate and control the needs of the citizen as a countermand to the capitalistic…

In our globalized world, the issue of terrorism is the most significant issue to contemporary world deals with today concerning international politics. Terrorism is a complex issue in the world and in political science because it is hard to define. Generally, terrorism is the use of violence that target civilians in the pursuit of political aims to generate fear. In the last year, countless headlines around the world dealt with the growing occurrences of terrorism in our world.Terrorism is not…

be crucial in how the future looks. In today’s uneasy and conflicted culture there are many issues that have been raised in the twenty first century. Some of these challenges includes the war on terror, security issues, and problems with international relations are three challenges that the United States face in this day and age. An organizing principle is beneficial to the world’s leaders and the people because it gives them a clear vision and will help keep the main goals on track. It also…

social media and various other platforms are used to invoke conversation. However, communicating and interacting between entire nations is a much more complex issue. The unwritten rules about qualifies as moral and ethical in issues of balancing power, state sovereignty, and humanitarian cases contributes to the problem. Not only are these issues sensitive, but the wide variety of cultural precedents and beliefs brought to the table make compromise a difficult task. Exiting the twentieth…

contemporary era. Doing so would help balance the United Nations and prevent the domination of any one state, or group thereof, within the institution. The current Security Council is a relic of the post WWII period in which the victors drafted the United Nations Charter to their primary favor by granting the permanent chairs and power of veto to themselves. Therefore, to more accurately reflect the conditions of the current world of the transcendence of state and international…

system states will fear a growing hegemon and act aggressively. In this unbalanced system states feel threatened and often pursue more offensive or seemingly hostile actions. States are more prone to go to war to increase power to protect their survival. They try to gain as much power as possible to become the hegemon. Compared to a defensive…

Theoretical issues centered around the phenomenon of conflict and war seek to explain an important part of international relations. This is reinforced through Vasquez’s acknowledgement that “Despite claims that interstate war is on the wane, it is still a very serious social problem” (2012, 301). These explanations will be explored through an analysis on the concepts of the security dilemma, deterrence, and alliances. Such issues are not solely rooted in any one IR theory. Therefore, the second…