Power in international relations

voted into power. On January twentieth, the United States swore their right-wing administration under President Trump. An interview given days before inauguration the President outlined a view for his presidency on foreign policy through trade, immigration, and a push for a stronger military and borders. The interview, focuses on the topics of immigration or refugees and the European Union (EU) to North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) finally domestic and international relations importance…

powerhouse, Japan has been considered a global power by the rest of the international community and by other major powers. Yet, within East Asia, Japan has not been attributed regional power status by its own neighbors (Cline et al. 2011). Conversely, for several decades East Asian states have considered China to be the most relevant regional power, while the international community has struggled to attribute her global major power status. China…

Realism has long been used as an approach to international relations. Whether it be classical or structural realism they both share similar origins. Both of these approaches to realisms are based on the idea that states are the main actors in an anarchic international system and these states want to maximize their power in order to survive. Observing the realism seen the Israel-Palestine conflict is important because it allows one to get another perspective of the issue. Not only does it allows…

traditional international politics do not apply today in the following ways: war between great powers is unthinkable, so new world orders will emerge; because of the high interdependence of states, Gross Domestic Product is no longer a valid measurement of power; and the presence of data and cyber-security issues causes problems regarding globalization and who controls cyberspace, which can decrease American hegemony. According to Robert Jervis in his essay, “The Era of Leading Power and…

peaceful and cooperative. Yet, there are places where wars are still happening. In a democratic way, it is believed that people of a nation are the ones who have the authority to control the government. Politicians believe that international actors, more specifically the international institutions such as the United Nations, hold the central authority. The arguments keep going; as such all actors wish to be involved in making the decisions of a governmental system. However when aiming for a…

lack of strong, realistic, and solid European diplomacy which caused weak international agreements that fueled the illusion of peace and clouded the vision of Europeans. The first argument is that the illusion of peace was heightened by the actions of the League of Nations. Greece’s unwarranted invasion of Bulgaria and Bulgaria’s call for help initiated Briand to call an emergency session. The unanimity of the major powers on the course of action, their energetic action with their threats of…

The point Mr. Woods was making in chapter seven was that both the international monetary fund and the World Bank existence is important for a number of reasons. They are instruments that foster global monetary cooperation and financial stability, they facilitate trade, promote high employment and sustain economic growth while working to reduce poverty and improve people’s lives in poor countries. These institutions advance the mentioned causes through lending practices and conditionality in…

Foreign policy is the way the nation deals with other groups, nations, organizations and political parties. There is a deliberate obliviousness present amongst American citizens regarding international relations and foreign policy that only breaks when something shakes us. Many Americans pay attention to foreign policy only when it directly concerns our personal affairs, an issue we passionately care for, or our perceptions of world danger and peace. Even then, we tend to polarize the issue and…

the international community revolves around a state’s overall ability to to reach a hegemonic state, which refers to the overwhelming 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,…

throughout history. Since the Treaty of Westphalia in 1648, the tension between state sovereignty and international intervention in pursuit of human rights protection has been contested. Over three centuries later, and the United Nations Responsibility to Protect (R2P) doctrine has codified human rights protection in a global political commitment of the highest order. Following the international acceptance of the R2P, many who support state protection contest the legitimacy of the doctrine, and…