Constructivism in international relations

Realism is a broad comprehensive theory of international relations with many diverse assumptions and sub-theories articulated by several scholars. New ideas have been introduced by scholars who interpreted traditional philosophers and historians to generate some branches within realism such as classical realism (Thucydides, Machiavelli and Thomas Hobbes), and neo-realism/ structural realism (Kenneth Waltz).However, there are four key assumptions that are similar within all branches of Realism…

Out of the numerous actors that play apart in international politics, I find that the most critical and vital is the state. It is the primary vehicle for diplomacy, stability, defense and cooperation in a world of anarchy with no other actor existing above it. The nation-state has existed since 1648 after the Peace of Westphalia. The two international theory paradigms I will be using to prove my point is Realism and Liberalism, both in how they conflict with one another, but as well, the common…

Because it had little international influence before the Second World War, Canada was not seen as a world power. From the years 1939 to 1945, Canada fought vigorously in World War Two. The war had many long-lasting economic, social, and political impacts on Canada. However, most importantly, because of its major role in the Second World War, Canada emerged as a strong middle power, a country that is not a superpower but has international influence. Canada maintained close ties to major world…

The “bureaucratic politics model” explains that agencies and specific political actors within government agencies will work to develop or influence policies that benefit their specific organizations. This form of policy creates policy through compromise, and agreements that can render the final policies limited or ineffective. Congress has the power to develop new mandates and guidelines to further control existing foreign policy or how it is developed within the legislative branch. “Wanting…

best interests of the population. Throughout the history we see many examples of successful state formation in the widespread prevalence of violence, but also find more recent instance of stalled state development in African countries due the international community’s attempt to preserve peace in the region. These examples support the idea that a state’s response to an external threat of violence is one of the many drivers for successful state formation due to its facility…

International law is mainly known for all the consisted rules and principles governing the relations and dealings of different nations with each other. For international law, there has never been a particular area or governing body so mainly their laws have varied which govern and impacted deals with the legal interactions between different nations, their governments and organizations included their rights and responsibilities in deals they make with other nations. International Law contains the…

the threats brought by other rising regional powers. Because of the U.S. being a superpower, the U.S. were able to center its foreign policy, national security and economic interest towards other countries making the U.S. more powerful in the international arena. The Bush Doctrine is backed up with military power. Moreover, it also emphasize on the maintenance of the U.S. supremacy in the world. In order to carry out pre-emptive actions, the U.S. has been increasing their military power. The…

The overarching theme of chapter 4 was to demonstrating the historical past of American Foreign Policy and how and what leaders and events lead the shaping of policy to what we see it as today. In addition to, that war is can be broken down into three alternative factors/components political, military, and economy all effect each other and war in different aspects. While all the matter stressing the notion that each specific foreign event should be handle not by past presidents, but by a…

In the past, the United States has had a complex variety of foreign policy decisions. However, the future of American foreign policy will need to be flexible and adaptable to allow the United States to navigate the rising problems across the world. As compared to the isolationist views of early America, and the interventionist tendencies of the recent past, the future of US foreign policy must be able to bend and flex to the demands of a rapidly changing world. The future will be shaped by many…

In order to truly get a grasp of this crisis, we need to look at the individual level of analysis. Sure, we could argue that the state level is the best way to explain it by talking about the type of government that each side had, their historical background, or even even talk about public opinion. Or we could talk about the two strategies that the US proposed; destroy the missiles or create a blockade. Or even the systemic level of analysis by talking about the balance of power and hegemonic…