Dr.Rao VBJ Chelikani I. The Return of Realism: Are we witnessing a return to disorder in international relations? The post–World War II order is clearly under strain. Core principles, like the prohibition of force under the UN Charter, are increasingly violated, with states favoring unilateral military action over negotiation, mediation, or adjudication. Power politics has re-emerged as the dominant logic. Mr. Dmitry Peskov, an aide to President Vladimir Putin, recently remarked, "We have all lost what we call international law… Even if …
Dr Rao VBJ Chelikani At present, foreign policy is understood as a government's relations with other states through diplomats designated and installed abroad at high cost to keep the states friendly. The assumption is that each state acts in its best interests, and the job of the diplomats is to negotiate to convince the other states that it is not against their interests. In the course of time, out of experience, each state lists the friendly states, enemy states, and states that are enemies of enemy states. These diplomatic relations a…
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