-
Seen as beginning of realism
Leaders need to understand people
Anarchic system, ego centrism -
Rise of Germany was a threat to liberalism
Also threatened by invasion of Poland and all the other stuff too -
States acting in self-interest
Alliances and cooperation do not always result in peace -
International cooperation did not work
Rise of realism in international politics -
Bipolarity
Balance of powers
Cooperation for self interest -
Security Alliances
Spheres of influence
State centrism
MAD -
MAD
Brinkmanship -
Threat to bipolarity during Cold War
-
Neo-realism
Anarchy
Self-help
Balance of power
Resentment towards hegemon -
US hegemony
Waltz - unipolarity and hegemony can create resentment among emerging powers -
Protect US interests in region
Oil supplies
Not based on democracy, WMDs or human rights