“States are interested only in a balance which is in their favor. Not an equilibrium, but a generous margin is their objective. There is no real security in being just as strong as a potential enemy; there is security only in being a little stronger.” — Nicholas John Spykman Introduction Balance of power, in international relations, is the post-ure and …

“Our foreign policy is one of the friendliness and goodwill towards all the nations of the world. We do not cherish aggressive designs against any country or nation. We believe in the principle of honesty and fair play in national and international dealings, and are prepared to make our contribution to the promotion of peace and prosperity among the nations …

Diplomacy is the art and practice of conducting negotiations between representatives of states. It usually refers to international diplomacy, the conduct of international relations through the intercession of professional diplomats with regard to issues of peacemaking, trade, war, economics, culture, environment and human rights. International treaties are usually negotiated by diplomats prior to endorsement by national politicians. In an informal …

Raison d’état of a country’s goals and ambitions “If citizens are to support the government which prosecutes it, soldiers are to die for it, and foreign policies are to conform to it, what could be more appropriate than to ask: What is national interest?” (Charles A. Beard, The Idea of National Interest) The concept of “National Interest” is one of …

Ethnicity is a socially defined category of people who identify with each other based on common ancestral, social, cultural or national experience. Ethnicity or social differentiation is one of the enormous social complexities faced by most contemporary societies. Historically, ethnicity is the legacy of conquests that brought diverse people under the rule of a dominant group; of rulers who in …

Nicholas I the Cudgel, Emperor and Autocrat of All the Russias, intervened in Crimea in order to get influence over Balkans but it turned into the Crimean War. Today, Russia had again intervened in Crimea. In order to understand Russian revisionism, there is a need to analyze the history of Crimean peninsula and the struggle of foreign powers to have …