Putri, AnggaliaWaltz, K.N. 1990: Realist Thought and Neorealist Theory, in: Journal of International Affairs 44/1, 21-37.
Waltz’s doctoral thesis, which was published asMan, the State, and War: A Theoretical Analysis(1959), was a work of political theory (seepolitical philosophy) examining the views of the great thinkers of Western political thought on the causes ofwarand peace. He is better known, however, ...
the center of the international system. Although the school of thought comes in a variety of flavors, nearly all realists agree on a few core notions: that states are guided primarily by security and survival; that states act on the basis of national interest rather than principle; and that ...
Realism has two schools of thought; classical realism and neorealism (Kapuscinski 118). Classical realism is pessimistic about human nature. According to the believers of this school of thought, it is hard for a specific nation to trust other countries and their citizens. (Locke 31) This is du...