Balance of Power
, Conceptual basis
• Concept came out of Realism
• BOP theory crucial in realism for maintaining peace and security
• According to Realist and Neo realist approaches, international politic
characterized by anarchy and self-help system
• no sovereign world government at the international level to prevent
and counter the use of force, as we have sovereign governments at t
national level to maintain order
• According to classical Realist thinkers, the international system reflec
a Hobbesian ‘state of nature’, where states cannot trust each other f
their security.
, Conceptual basis
• Concept came out of Realism
• BOP theory crucial in realism for maintaining peace and security
• According to Realist and Neo realist approaches, international politic
characterized by anarchy and self-help system
• no sovereign world government at the international level to prevent
and counter the use of force, as we have sovereign governments at t
national level to maintain order
• According to classical Realist thinkers, the international system reflec
a Hobbesian ‘state of nature’, where states cannot trust each other f
their security.
