Each state pursues its own interest's, however defined, in ways it judges best. Force is a means of achieving the external ends of states because there exists no consistent, reliable process of reconciling the conflicts of interest that inevitably arise among similar units in a condition of anarchy.
With many sovereign states, with no system of law enforceable among them, with each state judging its grievances and ambitions according to the dicta… - Kenneth Waltz
With many sovereign states, with no system of law enforceable among them, with each state judging its grievances and ambitions according to the dicta…
- Kenneth Waltz
War most often promotes the internal unity of each state involved. The state plagued by internal strife may then, instead of waiting for the accident… - Kenneth Waltz
War most often promotes the internal unity of each state involved. The state plagued by internal strife may then, instead of waiting for the accident…
The most important causes of political arrangements and acts are found in the nature and behavior of man. - Kenneth Waltz
The most important causes of political arrangements and acts are found in the nature and behavior of man.
In anarchy there is no automatic harmony . - Kenneth Waltz
In anarchy there is no automatic harmony .
Each state pursues its own interest's, however defined, in ways it judges best. Force is a means of achieving the external ends of states because the… - Kenneth Waltz
Each state pursues its own interest's, however defined, in ways it judges best. Force is a means of achieving the external ends of states because the…
According to the first image of international relations, the locus of the important causes of war is found in the nature and behavior of man. Wars re… - Kenneth Waltz
According to the first image of international relations, the locus of the important causes of war is found in the nature and behavior of man. Wars re…
Then what explains war among states? Rousseau's answer is really that war occurs because there is nothing to prevent it. - Kenneth Waltz
Then what explains war among states? Rousseau's answer is really that war occurs because there is nothing to prevent it.
States in the world are like individuals in the state of nature. They are neither perfectly good nor are they controlled by law. - Kenneth Waltz
States in the world are like individuals in the state of nature. They are neither perfectly good nor are they controlled by law.
If we are to have peace, we must learn loyalty to a larger group. And before we can learn loyalty, the thing to which we are to be loyal must be crea… - Kenneth Waltz
If we are to have peace, we must learn loyalty to a larger group. And before we can learn loyalty, the thing to which we are to be loyal must be crea…
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