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Realism

Realism has been one of the dominant forces guiding international relations theory and influencing foreign policy, especially since the end of World War II. What are the important tenets of realism? What are the different versions of it, and how do they differ? What are criticisms of realism? How does realism view important aspects of the international system? How has realism been applied to the formulation of foreign policy?

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Political realism should not overshadow quest for democracy. (Knight Ridder Newspapers) Daniel Sneider.
Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service Oct 25, 2003 pK5352 (779 words)

Analysis: U.S. needs realpolitik.
United Press International Dec 5, 2003 pNA (1052 words)

Security Seeking under Anarchy: Defensive Realism Revisited. (international threats to independence of states under anarchy) Jeffrey W. Taliaferro. International Security Winter 2000 v25 i3 p128

Structural Realism after the Cold War. Kenneth N. Waltz. International Security Summer 2000 v25 i1 p5

Is Anybody Still a Realist? Jeffrey W. Legro, Andrew Moravcsik. International Security Fall 1999 v24 i2 p5

Realism, Neoliberalism, and Cooperation. Robert Jervis. International Security Summer 1999 v24 i1 p42

Thucydides and the Ancient Simplicity: The Limits of Political Realism. (Review) Laurie M. Johnson Bagby. The Review of Politics Spring 1999 v61 i2 p365(3)

The national interest and its interpretation. Miroslav Nincic. The Review of Politics Wntr 1999 v61 i1 p29(2)

Realism and America's rise. (theory of realism and its application to the study of international relations) Sean M. Lynn-Jones. International Security Fall 1998 v23 n2 p157(26)

Dueling realisms. (realism in international relations) Stephen G. Brooks. International Organization Summer 1997 v51 n3 p445(33)

Learning, realism, and alliances: the weight of the shadow of the past. Dan Reiter. World Politics July 1994 v46 n4 p490(37)

The escalation of great power militarized disputes: testing rational deterrence theory and structural realism. Paul Huth, Christopher Gelpi, D. Scott Bennett. American Political Science Review Sept 1993 v87 n3 p609(15)

A Prophet Without Honor: Hans Morgenthau and the War in Vietnam, 1955-1965. JENNIFER W. SEE. Pacific Historical Review August 2001 v70 i3 p419

Reasons of State, States of Reason. (new biography of Hans J. Morgenthau)(Critical Essay) Richard Wolin. The New Republic June 4, 2001 p51 Mag.Coll.: 107K0220.

Hans Morgenthau, realism, and the study of international politics. (Sixtieth Anniversary, 1934-1994: The Legacy of Our Past.) Robert Jervis. Social Research Winter 1994 v61 n4 p853(24)

Hans J. Morgenthau and the national interest. Greg Russell. Society Jan-Feb 1994 v31 n2 p80(5) Mag.Coll.: 72G4015.

The illusion of power and the disruption of moral norms: Thucydides' critique of Periclean policy. S. Sara Monoson, Michael Loriaux. American Political Science Review, June 1998 v92 n2 p285(13)

Thucydides' realistic critique of realism. (ancient Greek historian and political thinker) Peter J. Ahrensdorf. Polity Winter 1997 v30 n2 p231(35)

Christian realism: A normative tradition for international politics. Alexander Moens. International Journal of Politics and Ethics Summer 2001 v1 i2 p105(18)

Lakatos and neorealism: a reply to Vasquez. (response to article by John Vasques, in this issue, p. 899) Colin Elman, Miriam Fendius Elman. American Political Science Review Dec 1997 v91 n4 p923(4)

The foreign policies of small states: challenging neorealism in its own backyard. Miriam Fendius Elman. British Journal of Political Science April 1995 v25 n2 p171(47)

Anarchy in international relations theory: the neorealist-neoliberal debate. Robert Powell.
International Organization Spring 1994 v48 n2 p313-344

Notes & Dispatches - Moscow: Putin's Policy of Realpolitik - In pledging support to the West's fight against terrorism, the Russian leader is advancing the national interest of his country-and hedging his bets. (Brief Article) Jeffrey Tayler. The Atlantic Monthly Dec 2001 v288 i5 pNA Mag.Coll.: 109L1343.

Haslam, Jonathan No Virtue like Necessity: Realist Thought in International Relations since Machiavelli. (Book Review) Paul C. Helmreich. History: Review of New Books Fall 2002 v31 i1 p44(1)

Machiavelli's 'Art of War': a reconsideration. (book by Italian political philosopher) Marcia L. Colish. Renaissance Quarterly Winter 1998 v51 i4 p1151(1)

Machiavelli's realism. Diana Schaub. The National Interest Fall 1998 n53 p109(5)

Addressing the political exception: Machiavelli's "accidents" and the mixed regime. (Niccolo Machiavelli) John P. McCormick. American Political Science Review Dec 1993 v87 n4 p888(13)
 
         
         
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