:1) All states act to increase capabilities but negotiate rather than fight. 2) All states fight rather than pass up an opportunity to increase their capabilities. 3) All states stop fighting rather than eliminate an essential state. 4) All states act to oppose any coalition or single state which tends to assume a position of predominance within the system. 5) All states act to constrain states who subscribe to supranational organizing principles. 6) All states permit defeated or constrained essential national states to re-enter the system as acceptable role partners or to pact to bring some previously inessential state within the essential state classification. Treat all essential states as acceptable role partners.An example of realism : When the attacks on the World Trade Center occurred, there were three countries in the world, Pakistan, India and Saudi Arabia that recognized the Taliban. Within days of the attacks, when George Bush, said the words Either you are with us, or you are against us, these three countries within days stopped recognizing the Taliban and aligned themselves with the Unites States and with its allies so that they would be protected. My personal opinion is that realism is merely used as a tool to promote the national interests of states. I feel that the balance of power system, is not feasible because even in the unlikely event of achieving it, it will only cause more tension, a good example of this would be arms race during the cold war. Also, what really makes a state powerful? Who decides that? While some countries would consider themselves powerful while they are not, and countries which are already powerful, might believe they are not and further develop their strength. Realism plays an important part of politics today as it proves and gives us an explanation as to why there is so much political unrest in the world IdealismIdealism is a form of international relations which developed sometime after World...
