Strengths and Weaknesses of Realism and Liberalism

Running head: STRENGTHS AND WEAKNESSES OF REALISM AND LIBERALISM

Strengths and Weanesses !" Rea#is$ and Li%era#is$:

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STRENGTHS AND WEAKNESSES OF REALISM AND LIBERALISM

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Li%era#is$ is a (rin)i(a# !n g#!%a# (!#iti)s that is %ased !n reas!n* di#igen)e and uni+ersa# ethi)s, With a((#i)ati!n !" these three -ua#ities* the .!r#d sh!u#d %e)!$e $!re !rder#/* )!!(erati+e and ethi)a#, Rea#is$ !n the !ther hand is a (rin)i(a# that is %ased !n gaining $!re (!.er than !ther )!untries, The strengths !" #i%era#is$ !ut.eigh its .eanesses, F!r !ne* #i%era#is$ is has $ade it (!ssi%#e "!r $an/ )!untries a)r!ss the g#!%e t! !(erate in "ree $aret e)!n!$ies that ha+e ada(ted t! g#!%a#i0ati!n and ha+e integrated these )!untries in the g#!%a# e)!n!$/, This "ree e)!n!$/ has he#(ed !ther )!untries t! a##!. "!r %asi) hu$an rights su)h as "reed!$ !" s(ee)h t! a##e+iate the (!+ert/ that is %eing e(erien)ed in the .!r#d, One .eaness !" #i%era#is$ is that the .estern )!untries s!$eti$es "!r)e the$ !n )!untries that are at ti$es un.i##ing t! ad!(t the$, Further$!re* it taes int! a))!unt Western +a#ues and d!es n!t )!nsider the nati+e !nes at a##, One !" the strengths !" rea#is$ is that the three )!re assu$(ti!ns !" the the!r/2 sur+i+a#* statis$ and se#"3he#( .ere a((#i)a%#e in $an/ situati!ns, States are t! this da/ )!nsidered $ain su%4e)ts in g#!%a# (!#iti)s, Di""erent states a#s! tr/ t! gain $!re (!.er than the/ ha+e "!r sur+i+a# in the #!ng run, One $a4!r .eaness !" rea#is$ is the (!ssi%i#it/ !" the situati!n s(ira#ing !ut !" )!ntr!# and states taing drasti) $easures #ie de)#aring .ar t! (er)ei+ed threats !" se)urit/, The 5u%an $issi#e )risis* "!r instan)e* .!u#d ha+e g!tten t! %eing a "u##3s)a#e nu)#ear .ar in the )ase that there .ere n! restrains,

STRENGTHS AND WEAKNESSES OF REALISM AND LIBERALISM

Li%era#is$ is the %est "!r internati!na# re#ati!ns %e)ause it has a "riend#/* n!n3)!$(etiti+e a((r!a)h t! it, Rea#is$ $ight 4usti"/ greed a)ts .hi)h .i## %e disastr!us t! the +i)ti$i0ed )!untr/,

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