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Within Vinony's link graph, neorealism is referenced by 145 other articles, and connects out to international relations, democratic peace theory and offensive realism.
Vinony files it under Harv and Sfn no-target errors, International relations theory and Political realism.
Its subject is documented across 28 Wikipedia language editions.
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- Part of
- Realism
- Based on
- structuralism
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- different from
- neoclassical realism
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Encyclopedic overview
Neorealism or structural realism is a theory of international relations that emphasizes the role of power politics in international relations, sees competition and conflict as enduring features and sees limited potential for cooperation. The anarchic state of the international system means that states cannot be certain of other states' intentions and their security, thus prompting them to engage in power politics.
It was first outlined by Kenneth Waltz in his 1979 book Theory of International Politics. Alongside neoliberalism, neorealism is one of the two most influential contemporary approaches to international relations; the two perspectives dominated international relations theory from the 1960s to the 1990s.
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