The conduct of international politics in the last 50 years clearly shows us that it is states that are the heart of international relations. ... So, the description of the structure of International Relations consists of three steps, by which I do not mean chronological moments but ideal phases. ... International forces have helped create different main types of states in the international system- (Søresen 2001: 11). So, states are the heart of International Relations: it is the existence of (states)units that creates a condition of anarchy, which, in its turn, is the source of any c...

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Before we can discuss the defining characteristics of the present system, we need to define what we mean by the term "system" - and what makes the world political arrangement a system? ... In the international political system, these parts are nation states, international organisations, and several other entities that have power on an international level. Despite appearances, there is not anarchy in the global system. ... Besides nation states, and international organisations, there are other players that have power in the international system. ... Are there any other forces that have in...

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The word "multipolar" in international relation is scientifically defined as "a distribution of power in which there are a number of poles, or great powers, in the international system" . ... Theory Included is a neo-realists framework to analyze the international structure of power. ... Waltz argues that "despite the condition of anarchy, states will stop well short of hegemony if geography or technology or social organization favors the defense." ... It is much easier to defend than to attack and condition exist in reality that all states can be safe, even in anarchy. ... However, all Neo-r...

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