International Relations

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International Relations Realism, Liberalism, Marxism IR theories These were the main theories used to understand world politics (or IR) They became influential from the mid - 1990s onwards. C l a ss i ca l theories Critical theories They provide a general picture of the world , i . e . realism , liberalism , Marxism They address the major flaws of classical theories in a critical way . International Relations: An Introduction LSE: https:// www.youtube.com/watch?v=NVCDnUZqLzU REALISM Lord Palmerston https:/ /w w w.youtube.com/watch?v=UnKEFSVAiNQ World War I and World War II were seen by realists as evidence of the or shortcomings of idealism thinking We have no eternal allies, and we have no perpetual enemies. Our interests are eternal and perpetual, and those interests it is our duty to follow. Realism It emerged as IR theory after World War II, although it has a longer history in the work of classical political theorists such as Thucydides, Machiavelli, Hobbes and Rousseau . The unifying theme around which all re...