AS.190.209 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: American Imperialism, Central Powers, Militarism
26 Dec 2017
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John mearsheimer, the tragedy of great power politics. ); achievability of power: goals of power, ends of power, primary goal: states want to survival. Once survival is in place, different countries then pursue different ends and goals (economic wealth, expansion, humanitarian ends: security in the end is the most important. There are 2 views of international politics: state of nature (locke): believes that the world is generally peaceful. We should encourage globalization, to bring countries close. War is an ever-present feature of international life. Countries canot be trusted (especially in light of highly destructive, unbearable nuclear weapons). We need to go beyond states to form a world government: realism, realism= an approach/theory describing how the world works. Realists say, this is the way the world is, you won"t make any fundamental changes. Realists believe the world to be rotten and full of conflict. If you want to survive in such a horrific world, you must understand: 1.
