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Machiavelli, The Prince
Seen as beginning of realism
Leaders need to understand people
Anarchic system, ego centrism -
WW2 Begins
Rise of Germany was a threat to liberalism
Also threatened by invasion of Poland and all the other stuff too -
WW1 Begins
States acting in self-interest
Alliances and cooperation do not always result in peace -
E.H. Carr, The Twenty Years' Crisis
International cooperation did not work
Rise of realism in international politics -
WW2 ends, Cold War begins
Bipolarity
Balance of powers
Cooperation for self interest -
Creation of NATO
Security Alliances
Spheres of influence
State centrism
MAD -
Cuban Missile Crisis
MAD
Brinkmanship -
Rise of China
Threat to bipolarity during Cold War -
Kenneth Waltz, Theory of International Politics
Neo-realism
Anarchy
Self-help
Balance of power
Resentment towards hegemon -
Collapse of USSR
US hegemony
Waltz - unipolarity and hegemony can create resentment among emerging powers -
Invasion of Iraq
Protect US interests in region
Oil supplies
Not based on democracy, WMDs or human rights