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Assignment:
What assumptions about the world does Mearsheimer make? How do Keohane and Nye challenge some of those assumptions?
-What is the predator state problem for constructivists? How does Wendt respond to the critique?
-What conditions are most conducive to war and conflict according to Mearsheimer, Keohane and Nye, and Wendt, respectively?
-How do Mearsheimer, Keohane, and Wendt differ on what motivates world politics?
-Under what conditions do Mearsheimer, Keohane, and Wendt each predict the world will be more and less peaceful?
-How could you apply each of these theories to real-world events? What factors would each theory tend to emphasize?
-Think about an international institution like the United Nations. How might each theory offer different predictions about the potential of the UN to prevent conflict and promote cooperation? What aspects of the UN might each theory emphasize?