offensive realism

GPTKB entity

Statements (27)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:international_relations
gptkb:logic
gptkbp:assumes international system is anarchic
great powers are the main actors
military power is key to security
states are rational actors
states can never be certain of others' intentions
survival is the primary goal of states
gptkbp:contrastsWith gptkb:defensive_realism
gptkbp:criticizedFor constructivist theorists
liberal theorists
gptkbp:developedBy gptkb:John_J._Mearsheimer
gptkbp:focusesOn anarchy in international system
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label offensive realism
gptkbp:influenced security studies
foreign policy analysis
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Kenneth_Waltz
gptkbp:publicationYear 2001
gptkbp:publishedIn gptkb:The_Tragedy_of_Great_Power_Politics
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:realism_(international_relations)
neorealism
gptkbp:requires states pursue hegemony
states seek maximum power
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:defensive_realism
gptkb:realism_(international_relations)
gptkb:John_Mearsheimer
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6