Political Science · International Relations
According to Realism, the essence of international politics is?
AThe pursuit of power ✓ Correct
BInternational law and regimes
CSecurity
DMoral and ideological hegemony
Correct answer: (A) The pursuit of power — According to Realism, the essence of international politics is the pursuit of power.
Explanation
★According to Realism, the essence of international politics is the pursuit of power.
★Power and interest are the signposts of realist thought.
★States are seen as acting to maximise or secure their power.
★International law and regimes are central to liberalism, not realism.
★Security matters, but power is the deeper organising idea for realists.
★Morgenthau defined the national interest itself in terms of power.
★So for Realism the core of world politics is the pursuit of power.
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