The main schools of IR theory are liberalism (or idealism) whose adherents believe that international systems can be developed to preserve peace and ensure cooperation and realism whose adherents believe that the world is in a state of "international anarchy" requiring states to pursue and aggressive, self-interested foreign policy.
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Encyclopedia article explaining different schools of international relations theory.
Encyclopedia article explaining different schools of international relations theory.
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