Theories of War

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This paper explains that the concept of realism has been one of the most important and dominating theories which has come into force especially after the World War II. At the core of the principle is the question of whether justice must be applied when carrying out international affairs. The author points out that the security dilemma theory elucidates that when a state tries to increase its own security, it eventually tends to decrease the security of others. The paper relates that, over the years, the United States of America has as its foreign policy the concept of balance of power, which is used to control any big country trying to challenge her hegemony in the Asia-Pacific regions.

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"A realist believes that moral principles such as justice must not be forced onto theories of War and the principles involved in maintaining international relations. A realist prefers to state that the issues of power and security must be given more importance that those of morals, and that a given state must concentrate on developing its own self-interests, and that the world of international affairs is an arena in which to display their own power in a sort of anarchical regime. A realist also believes that the idea that War is in itself an anarchical thought since it involves the entire anarchical world system that relies on national self-interest, where once a war has begun, it is imperative that one must make all the necessary attempts to win the war."

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