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Realism - correct answer -power politics which focuses on the ability of states to acquire, exercise and maintain power
Realism Central Assumptions - correct answer 1. states are the principle actors in international relations
2. states exis...
POLS 2200 Question and answers
already passed
Realism - correct answer ✔-power politics which focuses on the ability of
states to acquire, exercise and maintain power
Realism Central Assumptions - correct answer ✔1. states are the principle
actors in international relations
2. states exist in a self-help system of anarchy in which survival is the top
priority
3. states are inclined to conflict rather than cooperation
4. states are unitary, rational actors
Defensive Realists - correct answer ✔-believe states seek power as a
means of security to defend themselves against other states
Offensive Realists - correct answer ✔-believe more power is better in
securing the survival of the state, thus seek dominant power
Neoclassical Realists - correct answer ✔-the one type of realism that looks
inside the state
-issue is that it is less parsimonious
Thucydides - correct answer ✔-the story of the Athenians attacking Melos
-Melians thought their ally would come help them fight
-they were wrong
, -international relations is a self-help system meaning one's own survival is
only guaranteed through the development and maintenance of one's own
military powers
Machiavelli - correct answer ✔-story of the prince learning now to
accumulate power
-the only way to maintain conquered land accustomed to liberty is to destroy it
-it is better to be both loved and feared, but if only one is possible, fear will
maintain power
-suggests to avoid allies as there is no guarantee that they'll fulfill their
commitments
Kenneth Waltz - "Why Iran Should Get the Bomb: Nuclear Balancing would
Mean Stability" - correct answer ✔-discusses the debate over best way for
U.S and Israel to respond to Iran's nuclear activities
-says to give Iran the nuclear weapons
-merely for deterrence, not to be used
-very unlikely they'd ever use them as they'd fear retaliation
Kenneth Waltz 3 Images - correct answer ✔1. the individual
2. the states
3. the system
-no one factor influences war
-the system is the most important
Kenneth Waltz is a - correct answer ✔-defensive realist
John Mearsheimer "Why the Ukraine Crisis is the West's Fault" - correct
answer ✔-in 2014, Putin seized Crimea from the Ukraine
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