![]() State-centrism: states are the central actors in international politics, rather than leaders or international organizations.Realism entails a spectrum of ideas, which tend to revolve around several central propositions, such as: Realists trace the history of their ideas back through classical antiquity, beginning with Thucydides. Neorealists are also divided between defensive and offensive realism. Classical realists believe it follows from human nature neorealists attribute it to the dynamics of the anarchic state system neoclassical realists believe it results from both, in combination with domestic politics. Realists are divided into three classes based on their view of the essential causes of interstate conflict. The theories of realism are contrasted by the cooperative ideals of liberalism in international relations. Although a highly diverse body of thought, it is unified by the belief that world politics is always and necessarily a field of conflict among actors pursuing wealth and power. Realism is one of the dominant schools of thought in international relations theory, theoretically formalising the Realpolitik statesmanship of early modern Europe. Niccolò Machiavelli's work The Prince of 1532 was a major stimulus to realist thinking. ![]()
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