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Realist or Idealist? ... There are good reasons for thinking it will be a realist century. ...
Although realist and idealist have contradicting answers to similar questions, overall, they agree on a number of theories about man, the state, and the international system. ... In fact, a common interest among all states, or the national interest of all states (for Realist and Idealist alike) is survival. ...
Idealist tend to focus more on political economy, the environment and human rights issues. ... Idealist seek to apply liberal thinking in domestic politics to international relations, in other words, institutionalise the rule of law. According to Idealist there are two principle requirements for a new world order. ... But there is something of a crisis in contemporary Idealist thinking that the West have been trying so hard to export to the rest of the world. The universalising mission of Idealist values, such as democracy, capitalism, and secularism, undermine the traditions and practices of non-Western cultures (Gary 179).
For realist, like yours truly, the state is the main actor and sovereignty its distinguishing trait (in class notes). ... A realist would therefore see the pursuit of human rights in foreign policy as the imposition of on state’s moral principles on another (Morgenthau 1978:4)
According to realism, each state actor is responsible for their own well-being and survival. ...
Despite the numerous denominations, we argue that all realist subscribe to the following ‘three Ss’: statism, survival, self-help.
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