POLI 105 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Security Dilemma
13 Sep 2016
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Power as an end and as a means in classical/early realisearly realism (classical realism) Realism is the pragmatic, sober, and prudent explanation of war and peace, negotiation and treaty, trade and tariff, alliances and double-crosses. There is a strong idea of prudence and morality. Power for all realists, for classical realists matters a lot. Relative power know what this means! (power of a state relative to another is the locus of the balance of power) Measures of power for realists: material military, economic these are the primary measures for realism (all realists speak to the security dilemma) based on idea of uncertainty. Balance of power distribution of material capabilities.
