This book defends realism in the study of international politics and demonstrates the heuristic and evaluative utility of Robert Berki's interpretation of polit

The author argues for a revised conception of international relations that acknowledges the irreconcilability of realist and idealist theories, and concerns its

Forfatterens mål med denne bog er: 1) Analyse af de gældende teorier for international politik og hvad der heri er lagt størst vægt på. 2) Konstruktion af

1. The realist tradition

Challenges the assumption of the rationality of foreign policy makers in international relations, showing how leaders systematically vary in the rationality of