Category: International Politics & Relations

Nature of International Relations. Political science is concerned not only with the internal organization and functions of the state but also with the relations of states to one another. The activities that affect the relations among states may be carried on either by private citizens and corporations or by the authorized public agents or governments…

The Third World emerged in the post-World War II era in the context of international relations and conditions when the world was divided into two Opposite ideological blocs. During those days the process of decolonization was at its zenith as a result of which many Asian and African countries got independence and they joined international…

The origin of the new cold war is generally traced back to December 1979 when Soviet Union intervened in Afghanistan. However, Brezezinski, the National Security Adviser of President Carter of USA in his book holds that it was in 1978 that things began to go wrong in the Soviet-American relationship.1 In the first half of…

International relations is far behind other social sciences in the development of theories. It is quite natural as this discipline is of recent origin. Notwithstanding this limitation, some remarkable developments have already taken place in the sphere of theory of international politics building. The works of William Fox, Stanley Hoffmann, Klaus Knorr, Sydney Verba, Horace…

Balance of power is one of the oldest concepts of international relations. It at once provides an answer to the problem of war and peace in international history. It is also regarded as a universal law of political behavior, a basic principle of foreign policy of every state through the ages and therefore, a description…

National interest is the most crucial concept in international relations. It is the key concept in foreign policy as it provides the material on the basis of which foreign policy is made. While formulating foreign policy all statesmen are guided by their respective national interests. It is the purpose of foreign policy to conduct foreign…

National power can be equated with the entirety of a state’s effectiveness in international politics. The content of National power relies on the combination of so many elements and relative factors that it is very difficult to find out any accurate and final list at any given period of time. Despite this difficulty there has…

Power is the crux of politics local, national and international. Since the beginning of humanity power has been occupying the central position in human relations. In order to comprehend international politics and relations the study of the concept of power in political science  is a must.”The relation between the state and power is very close….

Foreign policiesTo define the meaning and nature of international relations is a ticklish job. It has been a complex work owing to many reasons. First, the terms international politics and international relations were and still are used inter-changeably and loosely. For many years scholars remained confused over the contents  of these terms. They were not…