How can nations optimize their power in the modern world system? Realist theory has
underscored the importance of hard power as the ultimate path to national strength. In this …

The cause of great power war is a perennial issue for the student of politics. Some 2,400
years ago, in his monumental History of the Peloponnesian War, Thucydides wrote that it …

Often regarded as the father of realism in international relations, Thucydides was a historian
and an original political thinker who described and analyzed social and political events that …

Neorealism and some versions of realism seek to furnish nomothetic theories of the
international system at the same time that they also strive to prescribe policy for political …

Ripeness is the moment when parties to a conflict become willing to accept a settlement. It
necessarily has a large subjective or psychological component. Thucydides' History of the …

Das Werk des Thukydides über den Peloponnesischen Krieg hat nicht nur bis heute unsere
Vorstellung von Geschichte maßgeblich geprägt, es fordert aufgrund der Komplexität seiner …

Realist scholars have frequently expressed their displeasure at the actual practice of foreign
policy and urged states to act in ways that are more consistent with realist insights on the …

This comprehensive foundation for the study of realism will introduce students in disciplines
as varied as philosophy, international relations, and strategic studies to the majestic breadth …

En este artículo pretendo aportar un análisis del relato de Tucídides de la guerra en la
tercera sección de su obra histórica (3.82-83). A pesar de que algunos de sus primeros …

Η παρουσία της φάλαγγας συμπίπτει με την άνοδο της μεσαίας τάξης των αγροτών και την
κατάργηση του πολεμικού μονοπωλίου από την αριστοκρατική ελίτ στις αρχές του 7ου αι.. Ο …