A critique of Realism is its supposed inability to consider the growing role of non-state actors. However, without differentiating Realism into its various strands, this is too simple a critique.
It would be beneficial to free the concept of democracy of its territorial, state-bound constraints and work toward a more democratic global order, but a new global structure is not feasible.
While global resources are by no means unlimited, the nature of competition for resources between states is not as aggressive as that between individuals in a state of nature.
When differentiating one group from another, whether it is a societal differentiation, national or ethnic distinctions, a process of ‘self-definition’ and ‘other-definition’ occur.
It is the possibility of terrist groups and rogue states acquiring nuclear weapons that force the existing nuclear powers to retain overwhelming nuclear capabilities.
Recognising the existence of an anarchic society of states but also an importance for reaching collective goals is one of the key tenets of neoliberal institutionalism.
After the Cold War ended many people felt that there was a shift in the way that international relations occurred and that principles such as the security dilemma were no longer relevant.
Revisionism, by focusing on the U.S.’s use of offensive military capabilities to confront the Soviet Union’s increase in threat, offers the most telling explanation.
The Barnett formula, a widely used tool for determining public expenditure in Scotland in the past, is now used in devolved governments such as Wales.
Terrorism is undoubtedly an inimical factor in the pursuit of human security, although it is by no means the only issue and not the most significant either.
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