Equivalence relation

In Amy Chua’s book, Day of Empire, the main emphasis is how hyperpowers rise to the top, achieving global dominance, and how they fall off the global plateau. She writes about a theory that she believes is the secret to global dominance, and provides examples to further prove her theory. Chua believes the secret is to be as tolerant as the empire/nation can possibly be, and to obviously not be extremely intolerant. Empires should be tolerant of race, religion, and other cultures, and attempt to…

power a state has over other states, therefore establishing its dominance and influence other nations for fear of losing their sovereignty. This idea is known as Realism and according to Eric Shiraev and Vladislav Zubok, the authors of International Relations 2nd edition, “Realism is an approach to IR that focuses on states and their interests, balance of power, and the structure of international powers.” (Shiraev and Vladislav p. 41) Typically there are unipolar, bipolar, and or multipolar…

implementation of domestic policies. This study will, therefore, be grounded on Andrew Moravcsik’s Liberal Theory of International Politics and Robert Putnam’s Logic of Two-Level Games. It has always been a struggle to formulate a theory on international relations that would deviate from an ideology. Moravcsik (1997) suggests, in his study on Taking Preferences Seriously: A Liberal Theory on International Politics, that it is of great necessity to…

In a capitalist country, it is to be expected that every family or individual will see the world from a new perspective. In her 2005 memoir, author Jeannette Walls recounts how her personal worldview was shaped throughout her childhood and continues to change during her adult life. Walls’s blatantly truthful memoir begins with a deceptively hopeful outlook of the future. With tax collectors or the like on their tails, the Walls family is forced to make a speedy escape—otherwise, they would not…

INTRODUCTION Considering the position of America as both the global authoritative superpower and a centrally involved participant in world affairs, any action taken to adjust the current grand strategy will have vast ramifications on all actors in the international system. Ultimately, the decision will fall upon the shoulders of our future president; whether Donald Trump will continue the political status quo of deep engagement or follow through on his “Make America Great Again” campaign…

We should advance democracy in international relations and reject dominance by just one or several countries.” At first, this quote seems to suggest a neo-liberal viewpoint due to the mention of the advancement of democracy in the international system (Doyle 1986). However, the emphasis made on inclusiveness…

foreign publics. It has “gained international currency” since the end of the Cold War. Since 9/11, there has been a new phase in the development of public diplomacy. The interrelated revolutions in mass communication, politics and international relations have created new challenges and needs of public diplomacy. The recent revolution in communication technology, including the rise of the Internet and global news networks such as CNN International, BBC News and Al-Jazeera, has turned these…

Besides above described opportunities, multinational operations have posed many challenges including political differences, command difficulties, interoperability, intelligence sharing, cultural diversity, to mention only few. Political differences are always challenge in multinational operations regardless the similarities of political systems of force contributing countries. Each and every country has its own political system that determines its security and defense policy and respective…

on the history of the Peloponnesian Wars and will create arguments that would connect to nowadays international politics scene. These arguments are important due to their insights on how Thucydides described power relations of a war that happened in the Ancient Age and how these relations are still similar to those of the postmodern ages. Thucydides gives a variety of views via a selection of actors, and whilst he interrupts the narrative together with his personal voice, for instance when…

MORGENTHAU’S PERSPECTIVE Morgenthau puts national interest-defined power in the center of his analysis. One of his frequently cited thoughts: "The main signpost that helps political realism find its way through the landscape of international politics is the concept of interest defined in terms of power" (Morgenthau, 1978). According to his view, national interest and power are very closely connected. For Morgenthau, domestic politics and international affairs are separate realms that require…