Data Bases • Custom Term Papers • Free Term Papers • Free Research Papers • Free Essays • Free Book Reports • Plagiarism? Links • Top 100 Term Paper Sites • Top 25 Essay Sites • Top 50 Essay Sites • Search 97,000 Papers @ DirectEssays.com • Search 101,000 Papers @ ExampleEssays.com • Search 90,000 Papers @ MegaEssays.com Free Essays • Term Paper Sites • Chuck III's Free Essays • Free College Essays • TermPaperSites.com • My Term Papers • Get Free Essays • Essay World • Planet Papers	Search Lots of Essays Back to Subjects - Political Science None Provided3 None Provided3 In the discipline of International Relations realism, which developed as a reaction to idealism during the Cold War, has become the dominant school of thought . Realism makes power the currency of international politics. Realist argue that by accumulating power states can ensure the security of the population within the state. They see sovereign states to be the sole actors in the international system. They perceive the states as unitary rational-actors and the system itself to be anarchical. However, these notions are increasingly being challenged. This paper will focus on realism and the criticism of this ideology. Realism will be analyzed using feminist perspectives, which asks who is being made secure. Realism will be show to be derived from a Western-centric world-view, which limits its usefulness and is not as accurate a gauge to examine other non-Western states. Furthermore, this paper will demostrate that current realist assumptions are detrimental to the health of the Earth. By discussing these varying points realism will be shown not to be the best and only method of discourse in international security. Bibliography: Word Count: 177
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