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What do you mean by offensive and defensive realism?

  • UPSC 2023
  • 15 marks
  • Approaches to the Study of International Relations

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Offensive and defensive realism are the two branches of structural realism. Both accept that anarchy, the absence of authority above states, forces them into self-help. They split on one question: how much power is enough? The answer decides whether great-power rivalry is permanent or can be contained by restraint.

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  • Shared ground
  • Offensive realism
  • Defensive realism
  • Testing the two
  • Conclusion
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