Machiavelli believes that the expansion of a state is inevitable. Human affairs are
characterized by constant movement and change, and expansion is the necessary stage of …

The purpose of this investigation is to ascertain whether Machiavelli's political thought
communicates with classical and modern natural right. This task is not so easy, because the …

This study explores Machiavelli's perspective on the interplay between religion and political
rule. Rather than being an enemy of religion itself, we argue that the Florentine thinker was …

Abstract The paper discusses Adam Smith's political economy of war. Wars were considered
by him as one way of increasing the wealth of a nation and the power of the king. Since the …

English The impression of Machiavelli in the discipline of international relations was
researched in this paper. His thoughts have been analysed in the scope of concepts that …

“Power” is one of the oldest and most controversial topics of IR. Although there are various
views on this concept, there is no consensus. The distinction between “hard power” and “soft …

Traktaty Niccolò Machiavellego to lektura obowiązkowa dla wszystkich pragnących
merytorycznie debatować o państwie i prawie oraz mechanizmach funkcjonowania polityki …

It is said that Machiavelli was the first author who clearly stated the dominance of politics
over all facets and braches of human life. Economics seems to play just a minor role in his …

Power is the essence of politics. Whoever seeks to understand and master it must
understand its logic. Drawing on two decades of international experience in political …

This study examined how aesthetic leadership behaviors relate to or express leaders'
personal cohesion of inner self. The hypothesis asserted that (a) leaders who were exposed …