Realism in International Politics

Authors

Hans Morgenthau

Abstract

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.

Recommended Citation

Morgenthau, Hans (1998) "Realism in International Politics," Naval War College Review: Vol. 51: No. 1, Article 3.
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