Abstract Does the ‘Zeitenwende’ herald beginning of a new and as yet undefined open society realism? The present essay argues this question requires critical discussion nature value realist political theory, particularly at time where international is accelerating to somewhere which itself unclear. Adding revisionist research on realism in International Relations (IR) theory I sketch how vision...

The purpose of this paper is to introduce a framework to analyse water politics and governance. The framework has been constructed from a social constructivist perspective. This theory places attention on the role of normative aspects like ideology, values, interests and culture in politics. This means that a theory of international relations such as neorealism, neoliberalism or structuralism w...

This paper attempts to provide a critical approach to the issue of regional integration, one of the most important subjects over the last two decades and currently one of the leading debates that are taking place in the South. Although the importance of regional integration –given its correlation to the process of pacific change in international relations–, it seems that there is no satisfactor...

This article examines the reasons for adopting a non‑institutional character of Visegrad cooperation in years 1991‑1992. Its focus concerns two causes initial reluctance to institutionalise Group: high level unpredictability Central Europe after collapse Communism and symbolic role Group was expected play outside region. These issues are considered through prism theories International Relations...

This study discusses whether the concept of societal security is embedded in Russian official and informal discourses as well strategic documents on national Baltic Sea region. Particularly, paper describes four paradigms international relations (neorealism, neoliberalism, globalism postpositivism) theoretical approaches to formulated them. On a practical plane, Russia managed develop — togethe...

This article discusses the dynamics of rivalry between United States and China in last decade, as well its influence on Islamic world. Globally, increasing China’s has fueled tensions with (US). Especially since declared a project global economic-politic called One Belt Road (OBOR) 2013. The ‘New Cold War’ US today spread to various issues, from trade, cyber-technology, military, health. study ...

the main purpose of this article is to investigate the role of the great powers in the eight- year's old war between iran and iraq. due to the nature of the various variables involved in this study, we have to employ political as well as international theories. because of the effect on international political order on this war, it was realized that the approach taken by the neorealism incl...

As an arena of hegemonic war between China and the United States America (USA), Indo-Pacific has economic value that can increase conflict in region. This then cultivated rapidly, as evidenced by expanded issue through involvement other countries such France, Germany, England. research basically examined actions Indonesia a non-claimant country conducting defense strategy to prevent threats dis...