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Should National Interest be viewed as a constant category or is it situation- specific? Bring out your perspectives.

  • UPSC 2010
  • 20 marks
  • Key Concepts in International Relations

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In 1848 Henry John Temple, Lord Palmerston, told the House of Commons that Britain had no eternal allies and no perpetual enemies, only interests that were "eternal and perpetual". The line holds both sides of the debate: alignments are situation-specific, yet something beneath them is meant to be constant. The real question is which layer…

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  • The case for constancy
  • The case for situation-specificity
  • Perspectives compared
  • My perspective: a two-tier view
  • Conclusion
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