POLS 2200 Lecture : POLS*2200 International Relations Lecture
16 Dec 2011
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Important to know who is a realist (thucydies, mac, hobbs etc: melian dialogue: surrender or die. Useless to stand up for what is right when confronted by power. Melians are idiots for falling for that, pity them. Morality and reason are useless when confronted by overwhelming power, even when you re right: story of samuel grey: if you wanna survive, you ll get out of the way. Robert gilpin: nature of international relations hasn t changed since thucydies, still relevant. Kenneth walts: at the end of the day your hopefully solutions don t matter despite our efforts and evolution, international relations politics remains the same. Can create a vetter world but has to be within the confirnes of realist rules. Objective of realism is to reveal these truths. Stag hunt: dead if you make a mistake. If you cooperate and catch the stag, it ll ensure your survival.
