Realismit jatkoa 11 9 18 Morgenthau tragedy Thus

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Morgenthau / tragedy ”Thus, carrying their idols before them, the nationalistic masses of our time meet in the international arena, each group convinced that it executes the mandate of history, that it does for humanity what it seems to do for itself, and that it fulfills a sacred mission ordained by Providence, however defined. Little do they know that they meet under an empty sky from which the gods have departed. ”

Morgenthau / road to world peace ”If the world state is unattainable in our world, yet indispensable for the survival of that world, it is necessary to create the conditions under which it will not be impossible from the outset to establish a world state. As the prime requisite for the creation of such conditions, we suggested the mitigation and minimization of those political conflicts which in our time pit the two superpowers against each other and evoke the spector of a cataclysmic war. This method for establishing the preconditions for permanent peace we call peace through accommodation. Its instrument is diplomacy. ” (page 517/548)

Morgenthau - Waltz • Morgenthau: - human nature - skills of leaders - inductive reasoning • Waltz: - anarchy - capabilities of states - deductive reasoning Both: - statism, survival, self-help - power and security