1. Role of states in International Relations
The neo-realist theory in International Relations is often simplistically defined as a state-centric theory, specially if considered relatively to other theories. ... Let us imagine a billiard table, in which balls clash one against the other, moving around according to the power and the angle of each hit: the colour and the team' to which each ball belongs have no importance, no kind of influence on the effect of the clash. ... Waltz himself defines this theory parsimonious, that is economical: eliminating the qualitative inequality of the states is necessary, since states constantly ch...
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