Principles of International Politics

Let me say here, somewhat dogmatically since I do not have the time to prove the point, that international politics is subject to objective principles as much as military or naval strategy is

Realism in International Politics

The problem of Realism in Foreign Policy is a special manifistation of a general philosophic and intellectual problem which has been with us almost since the beginning of Western civilization. There are two fundamental attitudes that a man can take toward a political problem and a social problem in general. Either he can start with the assumption that this problem is the result of some historic incident, of some faulty institution or deficient social arrangement, and that by changing this arrangement of by transforming the institution that is, by bringing about some kind of reform the problem can be solved once and for all