Power in international relations

There is neither an agreement nor requirements to indisputably define the term ‘Good international citizen’. The term was firstly introduced by the Canadian Governor-General in 1967 during a speech reflecting on Canada’s standing in the world in its centennial year. Since then the term developed its concept, and the concept was developed in Australian case by Gareth Evans, who was the former Australian Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade from 1988 to 1996. Evans used the phrase repeatedly in…

the 19th Century, the United States remained unsure of what it was, and what it will become. The country was beginning to become a more influential power, yet it remained unsure of its exact position in the world. The United States was in a period of transition, as the founding fathers, who were essential to the national identity, where leaving power for a new generation of rulers. It became apparent that colonization was now only part of the nation’s past, rather than the formation of its…

During most of the twentieth century, two World Wars, the Cold War, the rivalry of two Super Powers, the ‘ideologization’ of International Affairs and military confrontation have made diplomacy a subsidiary instrument of power politics and ideology. As a result, diplomacy has very often executed the "dance of death." The end of the Cold War has radically changed the international political scene. Moreover, today we are facing the shift of the civilizational paradigm, which affects not only the…

sputtering in the strong winds of power and passion, greed and ideology” (Amstutz 9). Morality refers to a person’s values and beliefs about what is right and wrong, just and unjust, and fair and unfair. However, the concept of morality is more nuanced that its definition, given the multiple factors that inform a person’s moral compass—such as, their religion—and the many influences that cause a person’s moral candle flame to flicker and eventually die out, like power, greed, and ideology. The…

countries must strive to maintain a sense of sovereignty in the context of international relations, ensuring that sovereignty is not loss in the international sphere of governmental relations. Main Arguments The authors begin with a brief review of literature that introduces the idea of Abraham Lincoln regarding the American Constitution and sovereignty. He proposes that Lincoln’s view of sovereignty did not rest on power but rather the rightful authority as a political concept.…

and Morgenthau, these complicated thinkers hold different perspective about the politics which rooted in human nature and that leaded to a discordant tone in the attitudes of the international politics: Carr wished to build a “new utopia”, a realistic world order (Carr 2001, 87); whilst Moegenthau regards the international politics as a tragedy. The reason could have lied on the different writing times, and the different interpretions of human nature. Carr argues that Man is an Aristotelian…

felt that the nature of the international system had changed with the end of bipolarity. Bipolarity can be defined as a system of world order in which the majority of global economic, military and cultural influence is held between two states. The fall of the Soviet Union displayed their inability to maintain their position and challenged the structure of international politics. Waltz believed that in the years to come, three great powers would rise. These great powers included, “Germany or a…

system states will fear a growing hegemon and act aggressively. In this unbalanced system states feel threatened and often pursue more offensive or seemingly hostile actions. States are more prone to go to war to increase power to protect their survival. They try to gain as much power as possible to become the hegemon. Compared to a defensive…

Foreign policy is very important in American and other countries. Foreign policy determines how America conducts relations with other countries. Also, this policy seeks to assure America’s security and defense. This explains that America’s foreign policy covers wide range of functions and issues. They became taken a leadership role in peacemaking around the globe with their superpower. I think undoubtedly foreign policy values have been permanently changed from before due to the post 9/11 and…

In our globalized world, the issue of terrorism is the most significant issue to contemporary world deals with today concerning international politics. Terrorism is a complex issue in the world and in political science because it is hard to define. Generally, terrorism is the use of violence that target civilians in the pursuit of political aims to generate fear. In the last year, countless headlines around the world dealt with the growing occurrences of terrorism in our world.Terrorism is not…