Realism
, Main ideas of Realism
• Realists see the global arena as a competitive and hostile environme
• ‘The billiard ball model’: States are sovereign entities in the same wa
as various balls of a billiard table.
• As individuals are looking to maximize their self-interest, so should b
States.
• States should stay away from moral principles(human rights, etc.) th
can put in jeopardy their security and existence.
• State should engage only in trying to help itself to survive and create
security to its citizens.
, Main ideas of Realism
• Realists see the global arena as a competitive and hostile environme
• ‘The billiard ball model’: States are sovereign entities in the same wa
as various balls of a billiard table.
• As individuals are looking to maximize their self-interest, so should b
States.
• States should stay away from moral principles(human rights, etc.) th
can put in jeopardy their security and existence.
• State should engage only in trying to help itself to survive and create
security to its citizens.
