Political Science 2231E Chapter Notes - Chapter 3: Chinese Century, Hegemony, Hard Power
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Power: all forms of politics are about power, modern global politics asks who has the power. 2) dilemma of response should they react in kind in a militarily confrontational manner, or should they seek to signal reassurance and attempt to defuse the tension. Power and global politics: power: the ability to influence the outcome of events in the sense of having (cid:494)power to(cid:495) do something. Statecraft and the national interest: realism acknowledges the important role played by statecraft. Statecraft: the art of conducting public affairs, or the skills associated with it; statesmanship: six principles of political realism by morgenthau. Moral aspirations are specific to a particular nation; there is no. The forms and nature of state power will vary in time, place and. The key to understanding international politics is the concept of. Politics is governed by objective laws which have their root in human nature interest defined in terms of power context but the concept of interest remains consistent.