Constructivism in international relations

Realism is a broad paradigm in which it is a view of international politics that stresses its competitive and conflictual side. Realists often trace their intellectual roots to Thucydides classic account of Peloponnesian war in the fifth century B.C. At their core realists’ theories have a pragmatic approach to international relations describing the world as it is not as it ought to be. Realist believe that power is the currency of international politics. Great powers, the main actors in the…

From the beginning of civilization, leaders and their leadership structures have been utilized to organize groups of people. But what makes an effective leader? In Joseph Nye, “The Powers to Lead,” a leader is one who mobilizes their followers to action to achieve shared goals. Therefore, leadership is a relationship between the leader and its followers. Reaching a collective goal is difficult, so leaders use soft and hard power to do so. Soft power is working alongside others in an equal side…

Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, Tillerson outlines the intention of the United States to further relations with India to address the rising Chinese power. He describes the nature of US ties with India as a “strategic relationship.” Moreover, Tillerson highlights how the United States and China will “never have the same relationship” due to China’s communist society and infringements of several international conventions. In his speech, Tillerson makes it evident that the United States views…

world. In such an interconnected world, they way the government interacts with other countries, or foreign affairs, has only become more important. The US relies on many countries and many rely on us, so it’s crucial that a strong plan for these relations is developed, a plan that will lead to success not only for the US itself but for the entire planet. The United States of America should adopt building a cooperative world as their foreign affairs policy, because foreign aid is good for…

According to the Pew Ideology Poll I am classified under the category of Solid Liberals, along with about 65% of my classmates. When I analyze my views with the pew typology profiles I find that most of my views align with the secular democrat profile. My political opinions are strongly driven by social issues, I am not very religious, I am very pro-environment, I support government to the extent that it functions efficiently and is not manipulated by money and power. These views on politics are…

Immanuel Kant, assumes that the international system is anarchic but also believes that peace is possible for peace through cooperation. Liberals believe that the international law "is a way of structuring "patterns of individual and group interaction in transnational society, patterns which, in turn, create interests that make up and constrain state action," (Burly, 1993-230). Liberals also stress the importance of liberal values, such as democracy, within the international system. In light of…

its territory and abroad, in international communication. The sovereignty of the state is manifested in the supremacy of state power, in its unity and independence. In the literal sense, the word "sovereignty", derived from the Latin word supraneitas (from supra - above), means that property of power, by virtue of which it is the highest, ie, its supremacy. The supremacy of state power is expressed in the fact that it determines the entire structure of legal relations in the state, establishes…

In the post-World War II era, the international community has placed an increased emphasis on the protection of global human rights. Together, IGOs and NGOs have devised several methods for the monitoring and enforcement of human rights throughout the world. However, these methods have proven to be limited in their efficacy and scope. According to the former Secretary-General of Amnesty International Canada, the successful monitoring of human rights depends on the ability to gather information,…

In Bounds of Justice, Onora O’Neill argues for a theory of justice that is based on cosmopolitanism, where justice and human rights do not stop at the boundaries of states. She criticizes John Rawl’s theory of justice that “is designed for the basic structure of a society, conceived of as a more or less self-contained and self-sufficient community”(O’Neill 1582). O’Neill believes in a transnational form of justice that focuses on the ability of corporations and non-government organizations to…

My story begins in a delivery room in Trinity Regional Medical Center in Fort Dodge, Iowa on July 29, 1994 which is when I was born. I am the third child of Brian Breiholz and Ronna Bell who had been raising their children in a two story house in Fort Dodge. This is the same town that a majority of my intermediate and extended were born and raised - except my siblings. They have the privilege of being born in places incredibly more exciting that the town that has the nickname of "Dirty Dodge".…