Hobbesian
Hobbesian : An adjective describing a perspective on international relations influenced by the work of seventeenth-century political philosopher, Thomas Hobbes (1588-1679). Ile emphasized the political importance of stare solwretnty and the necessity of states to be prepared to use threats and force to achieve security. I le is thought to have likened international relations to a 'state of war', a lawless, insecure and conflict-ridden condition which he described as a `war of all against all'
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