POLS 2200 Lecture Notes - Lecture 15: Kenneth Waltz, Joseph Nye, Terrorist Threats
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Neo-classical realism brings together the belief in the importance of the international state system and the relative power of states with a belief in the importance of state with a belief in the importance of statecraft/leadership and foreign policy. Foreign policy takes place within the confined of the international system. So they maintain the moral responsibility of statecraft (classical realism) They argue that the international system gives room for statecraft. The relative distribution of power sets parameters; it is not deterministic. Joseph nye and (cid:498)liberal realism(cid:499) or (cid:498)progressive realism(cid:499) While sharing some of the concerns of neo-realists, nye is critical of neo-realism and bridges classical realism and its main contender, liberalism. Nye is most commonly associated with his concept of soft power. Nye adds an ideational aspect to realism arguing that the power of a status has hard and soft components. Hard components are the economic and military aspects of power.