Neoclassical Realism’s (NCR) theoretical relevance is on the line. The structural realist variant of paradigm, tasked to explain why states react inefficiently systemic stimuli threatened with triviality by being assigned a few cases deviance. This given usual lack ability part those point single optimal state response. In acknowledgement permissiveness stimuli, second generation NCR scholarshi...

There is plenty of studies focusing on China’s global outreach through its Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). In tandem with this, the extensive literature China depicts it as next hegemon to succeed in USA. Along this line, flourishing ties various Asian nations, including Middle Eastern countries, a result recent foreign policy activism has been addressed extensively. While most research stressi...

Following scholarship on IR’s ‘historical turn’ as well neorealism and neoclassical realism, this article finds fault particularly in neorealism’s implicit reliance the historically contingent but incompletely conceptualised transmission of systemic factors into state behaviour. Instead, it suggests that realism (NCR) is well-suited to leveraging ‘history’ systematic general explanation. This i...

Neoclassical realism (NCR) has diversified the determinants of foreign policy analysis. It blended proposition Innenpolitik, classical and structural realism. The three (independent, intervening dependent) variables which denote international anarchical structure, domestic factors state response to external stimuli respectively given a holistic view While doing so, various scholars relations ha...

This article examines theory of international relations is best suited for the analysis energy Power in relations. Findings Realism suggests that resources are power included states foreign policy when seek to expand influence abroad. Detailed examination classical realism and neoclassical allows extend role policy. Interactions variables suggest broadest explanations predictions. Originality/v...