Political Science · International Relations
Who was the chief exponent of the realist theory?
AKennan
BHans Morgenthau ✓ Correct
CWatkins
DEaston
Correct answer: (B) Hans Morgenthau — Hans Morgenthau was the chief exponent of realist theory, so the answer is Hans Morgenthau.
Explanation
★Hans Morgenthau was the chief exponent of realist theory, so the answer is Hans Morgenthau.
★His book Politics Among Nations is the classic statement of realism.
★He held that international politics is a struggle for power.
★States act according to national interest defined as power.
★Objective laws rooted in human nature govern this struggle.
★So Morgenthau is the leading figure of classical realism.
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