Kenneth Waltz

the role of nationalism is also outstandingly significant, which was proved by two world wars. On the other hand, structural realist Kenneth Waltz believes…

Giving only a cursory glance, one could thumb through Thucydides’ The Peloponnesian War and view it simply as a mere historical curiosity. Written about events occurring almost twenty five hundred years ago, one would assume this lengthy text could not serve any contemporary purpose. Modern mechanized arms have advanced far beyond the hoplite and chariot. Triremes more resemble a third world fishing vessel rather than an aircraft carrier or a destroyer. However, examining beyond these…

Nuclear war has been an ongoing battle since 1945 when the first nuclear bomb was created by Robert Oppenheimer. There are many conflicting viewpoints about nuclear weapons. For instance, the article “A World Free of Nuclear Weapons,” by George P. Shultz and William J. Perry, et. al., is against the “tremendous dangers” that nuclear weapons provoke. In contrary, the article “Why Obama Should Learn to Love the Bomb,” by Jonathan Tepperman, explains why we should “love the bomb”. Within the…

Although some may believe that the world is becoming progressively less dangerous, they are wrong due to historical, economic and ethical reasons. If you look at demographics for war and terrorism, along with the crime rate in nations across the world, it is clear that humanity is at its most violent in years. Nations across the world are pending more on nuclear weapons and other military action. With as many moral and religious differences that are globally prominent, seemingly peaceful…

He commences his analysis of the anarchy argument with a reference to Kenneth Waltz’s “Man, the State, and War,” and narrows in on the claim that “war occurs because there is no way to prevent it…In the absence of a supreme authority there is then the constant possibility that conflicts will be settled by force,” (Waltz, 188.) Fearon undeniably agrees that anarchy breeds uncertainty in international political dynamics, yet he remains unconvinced…

The field of international politics is a vastly complex field that can be difficult to interpret and make sense of. There is no supreme governing power, only sovereign states. Theories can be used as a sort of lens to find patterns in the behavior of states and determine how likely cooperation is in the international system. In this essay, I will be presenting the Neorealist argument that states are self-interested actors concerned with security and survival, and the Neoliberal Institutionalist…

has right over another state or to dominate it since they are all equal sovereign state. They both see states in the international political arena in a state of nature as obtainable in individual societies. An opinion shared by Hans Morgenthau, Kenneth Waltz and other political realists that there was no distinction between domestic politics and international…

This literature review is designed to examine the justification of war, from interpretations of scholarly sources, in order to highlight important ideas and opinions. The focus for the review is a case study on the Vietnam War and the perception of this war to the realist theory. It will discuss the implications of war in terms of power and their impact on a state’s independence, while examining the elements of realism and how they reflect the events of Vietnam. There is specific attention to…

From a realist point of view, power is the currency of international politics. This theory states that main actors in the realist’s account are the great powers, who pay careful attention to how much economic and military power they have relative to each other. It stresses that it is important not only to have a substantial amount of power, but also to make sure that no other state sharply shifts the balance of power in its favor. However, realists are hardly the only scholars to apply the…

introduction of nuclear weapons, two world wars alone led to the deaths of 70 million to 100 million — a difference of a decimal point” (Spalding).So in about a 70 year period 90% less people died in war than in about a 30 year period. Also according to Kenneth Waltz, one of the world’s most respected scholars in international relations, before nukes, the great powers of the world often settled conflict with a full fledged war, but now there are more diplomatic negotiations. But of course, some…