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viewpoints. For example, the opposing views between Offensive Realist Mearsheimer, and eclectic arguments by Kang. In a 2003 article, “Getting Asia Wrong,” Kang responds directly to Offensive Realist claims by Mearsheimer in 2001, The Tragedy of Great Power Politics. Opposing the central assumption that Asian states would resist China, other states as per Kang, are not balancing China, rather are climbing on China’s bandwagon. In response to Kang, Mearsheimer (2006) in “China’s Unpeaceful Rise,”

that in a more contested Asia-Pacific strategic environment, Australia will not need to develop a more independent strategic and defence policy, but should reduce reliance on its United States’ ally. The Asia-Pacific region is continuously undergoing great economic growth and development and many countries are enjoying the benefits derived from it, including Australia. On the other hand, the world is seeing a rise of military and economic powerhouses in the region, most notably China. This topic is critical

shaping the contemporary IR of Africa, and the challenges it faces. Agency, as argued by Danielle Beswick and Anne Hammerstad is relational and contextualised, and limited by international politics, in particular those states who are not seen as great powers (Beswick & Hammerstad 2013). Lesley Blaauw agrees with this point, although opposes the notion that Africa is weak and asserts that it has potential for growth, but external factors such as Africa 's lack of sovereignty and independence has hindered

deep reasoning that backs up the theory. The three major theories of international relations are realism, liberalism, and constructivism. I believe Realism theory, which states that states only act in their own interests and to increase their own power relative to other states most accurately predicts the behavior of states. If we assume that states act primarily on the foundation of security for their people, it is rational to assume international relation theories find greater application during

Over the past 30 years China has increased not only in population and power, but has also achieved one of the strongest economies in the world. The rise of China is seen as problematic by many realists. Since the end of the Cold War and the fall of the Soviet Union, the US has enjoyed a position of hegemony in the unipolar power structure of the world. Many fear that the rise of China could upset the current balance of power. One such individual is a prominent realist scholar, John Mearsheimer.

dominate world power in a continually globalized world. One-way Brazil proposes to achieve this goal is by demonstrating the ability to construct a massive sustainable economy built upon exports, which could rival that of any major global power. The Brazilian economy asserted itself with a particularly high level of dominance in the late 1600 through 1700’s as an area of substantial agricultural production and exports with the most financial successful product being sugar cane. Despite great success early

with its plethora of resources is the epicenter of the world’s maritime trade. In the present century the posturing of the contending parties over rival claims over maritime resources is therefore becoming increasingly belligerent . The jostling for power which the world is witnessing in the region has given rise to three main contenders India, China and US. Having seen the geopolitics, the economic arena and the maritime security environment it is imperative on us to carry out a systematic in depth

Has colonization finally ended? Most people would say that it has given the fact that most countries that were under colonial rule are independent now. However, most Latin American countries are still dependent on the great powers and are highly underdeveloped due to the enduring adverse effects colonization established. Colonialization has deprived Latin American countries of their wealth, freedom and character leaving the decedents of the colonists morally and psychologically disoriented. Two of

‘Today’s China is both a “status-quo power” and a “revisionist power”’ The People’s Republic of China (PRC) has become more integrated and willing to cooperate within the global political and economic systems than ever in its history. However, there is growing apprehension in the Asia-Pacific region and the U.S. in regards to the consequences of rising in economic and military power in China. Descriptions about Chinese diplomacy in the policy and scholarly are less positive lately concerning China’s

Money, power, and success are something that everyone must have dreamed of, or at least thought about, once in their lives. In the novel The Great Gatsby, written by F. Scott Fitzgerald, you can see people reaching out toward that higher class life and social ladder, as well as the behaviours of people when they're rich or trying to reach that luxurious lifestyle. The novel tells not only the story of a mysterious self-made millionaire man named Jay Gatsby and his desire for a romantic relationship