POL208Y5 Lecture Notes - Robert Keohane, World-Systems Theory, Offensive Realism
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Waltz"s structure neo-realism: different type of structures (polar) Mearsheimer"s offensive realism: specific regions => hegemony. Defensive realism: a theory, much more mistake, on structural level. Neo-liberals believed cooperation is possible to improve stability of ir. Objections: realists = ridiculous = today"s friend can become tomorrow"s enemy, neo-liberalists = accept that the world is anarchic, that material matters, that self- interest exists (self-help) but still believe cooperation is possible. The prisoner"s dilemma => look in book: two robbers, given three options: One rats the other out, the ratter goes free, the other harsh sentence. Both stay quiet, both go to jail for low sentence (same amount of time: problem: it makes more sense to confess because if the other side keeps their mouth shut, you can get away free. If they talk, you end up with a knife in your back: one place where you cannot unilaterally make your decision => best rational thing is to confess.
