Great Power Politics. New York: W.W. Norton, 2001. More than afty years have passed since Hans Morgenthau introduced “realism” as an approach to the study of international relations. Since then, the approach has withstood not only a steady assault from such external quarters as liberal institutionalism, the democratic peace school, and “constructivism” but also a marked divisive tendency. Splin...

The primary concern of this research is to reassess the British foreign policy, focusing on its military withdrawal in 1971 from the Persian Gulf and its return in 2014. The Persian Gulf, as a region of geo-strategic importance, has always been at the center of attention for the UK and other great world powers. This study will therefore attempt to answer the following question: what are the rea...

Abstract Controversy has surrounded realist explanations of the causes Russia's war against Ukraine, particularly John Mearsheimer's charge western responsibility. This article seeks to clarify and contextualize his argument, situating it within broader paradigm. Realism, even its narrower offensive sub-school, offers a wide range contrasting interpretations, depending on which major actors are...

This article aims at adressing several research issues. Firstly, to present offensive realism as a proper tool analyse US-China rivalry. Secondly, the author discusses theory of “China’s peaceful rise” and I argues that it smoothly overlapped with US strategy liberal hegemony. Thirdly, He presents defends argument China does not rise peacefully. Fourthly, claims wants became regional hegemon in...

During the cold war, there had been deepened geopolitical tensions between Russia and West—tension Soviet Union United States their respective allies, which resulted in decline of Socialist Republics (USSR) creating a unipolar world. The USSR was believed to be disintegration Russia. Since then, come defensive mode but since 2000s it looking for an opportunity diplomatic way got that when West ...

What follows is a much-needed appraisal of the current state scientificity and progressiveness in study international politics. Imre Lakatos’ Methodology Scientific Research Programs will provide epistemological grounds. Three broad claims be made supported: (i) Waltz’s neorealism not an isolated theory politics, but proper scientific research program; (ii) Mearsheimer’s offensive realism too t...

This article aims to discuss the role of sea and naval power in “Rise Fall Realism”; “Defensive Structural “Offensive Realism”, which are respectively represented by works Gilpin (2002) Modelsky Thompson (1988); Posen (2003) Mearsheimer (2001). We argue that these scholars mistakenly employ as if they were synonyms. In fact, mainly concerned with military component power, is, power. addition, w...

The article discusses the rise of Parthians to power over large territories in Middle East at expense their Seleucid rivals. author borrows a framework from International Relations theory, namely (Offensive) Realism, place actions Parthian kings, particular Mithridates I wider geo-political environment. While resulting account is rather close traditional (positivist) political history, explicit...