POL 2103 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Susan Strange, Joseph Nye, Raymond Aron
9 Oct 2017
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In which states seek to survive within. Balancing is not the aim of that behavior. Balancing is a product of the aim to survive. Regarded as anarchic and based on self-help, The most powerful units set the scene of action. These major powers are referred to as poles; At a particular point in time, may be characterized. As unipolar, bipolar or multipolar. them control states. Power is more than accumulation of military resources and the ability to use. Power = the combined capabilities of states (hard & soft) Power gives a state a position in international system shaping the behavior of the state. The structure of the international political system is defined first by its organizing principle, which is anarchy. Some people would think of that as a disorganizing principle, but it"s a principle that tells one how the major units of the realm relate to one another. The relation is one of anarchy, as opposed to hierarchy.
