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Política Contemporanea: John Mearsheimer The Tragedy of Great Power Politics Anarchy and The Struggle For Power
Política Contemporanea: John Mearsheimer The Tragedy of Great Power Politics Anarchy and The Struggle For Power
Política Contemporanea: John Mearsheimer The Tragedy of Great Power Politics Anarchy and The Struggle For Power
5 assumptions
2. Self-help
3. Power maximization
Balance of power
Global hegemons
Regional hegemons
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Power
Configuration of power:
Others considerations:
1. Survival
2. Economic prosperity
3. National unification
Offensive realism:
[…] each seeks to maximize its own share of world porwer, which is
likely to clash with the goal of creating and sustaining stable
international orders.
1. Relative gains
2. Cheating
common enemies.
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