International relations

real politik that is still being used in international politics widely and that certain politics are still being repeated. This essay will be focusing on the book by Thucydides 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…

International anarchy is widely recognized as the fundamental element in the theory of realism. Under such an environment, states are the main players and are eager to seek for security and profits as international institution have minimal impacts on the global political system. Without the restraint from a well-established international law, the relationship between states becomes tenser and tenser as unreliability and sharp vigilance lead to eventual security dilemma, a state of chaos in which…

I.1. Background of the Study In the public diplomacy there are many dimensions that have relation with domestic and foreign affairs, the tension level between countries, the directions of communication which can be one or two directions. There is traditional public diplomacy which direct to public foreign communication to reach goals through “hearts and mind.” This case is relate with the practice of gastrodiplomacy which before already introduced by Paul Rockower, if gastrodiplomacy is the…

changes from an International relations’ point of view, we must look at theories such as realism, liberalism and Constructivism. Realism is a paradigm based on the assumption that politics are essentially a struggle between the power and position of countries and their interests. Realists focus on the role that great powers play in the international system.…

1). Comparing two countries in foreign policy taking into account their internal and external factors has proven to be a perilous task and many scholars agree. However, students in International Affairs must take this step I order to broader their knowledge in comparative foreign policy. In fact, the international configuration is vastly animated by bilateral structures and mutual interactions among nation-states. In this dynamic configuration, states are exponentially fostering within the…

behaviors exhibited by other powers like Japan, South Korea, and ASEAN countries. Goh’s objective in this book is to analyze and discuss the complicated international relations realities in East Asia in the post-Cold War era. The Struggle for Order: Hegemony, Hierarchy, and Transition in Post-Cold War East Asia is written from an “international society” perspective advanced by English school scholars like Hedly Bull and others. Goh discusses how the world order has changed since the end of the…

In international politics, the driving forces behind many of the world’s actions possess similar characteristics. They are driven predominately by material interests, power statuses, and wealth, or realism, as opposed to a combination of ideologies, identities, loyalties, and emotions, or liberalism. Political speech may be riddled with these emotional calls for action, but behind closed doors, politicians discuss the language of realist goals. Realist interests are exemplified in the notion…

Brotherhood of Kings Analysis Amanda Podany’s Brotherhood of Kings provides a look at international relations in the near east during much of the third and second millennia BCE and how these interactions shaped the development of the area. In this analysis of Podany’s work an overview of Brotherhood of Kings, including its purpose, how it is structured, the major themes of the piece, the sources used within it, as well as the main points Podany draws, will be given. From there the influence of…

that international politics is made up of sovereign states. Which means that each state has absolute authority over its territory, citizens and that there is no higher power above the state. Secondly, both theories believe that there is no higher power above the state meaning that there is no world government, which leads to the concept that there is no international order. Since no world government exists and there is no international order both theories say that this makes the international…

i). The NSS prescribes long-standing alliances, coalitions, and the international community as the principle means of sustaining National Security. Specifically, the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) and the East Asia Summit (EAS) are used to promote, “regional support for international economic norms that are vital to maintaining it as an engine for global economic growth” (NSS, pg. 24). Concerning China, these events, and…