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    International Motivation in respect to Globalization and Sovereinty

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    Robert Gilpin's theories are focused on in this interesting paper. State centered realism is a theory that is compared and contrasted with systemic realism. This five page paper has four sources listed in the bibliography.

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    United States awesome economic and international machinery, it is the nation which sets the precedent for the world in terms of both economic and domestic example. As presented in his  work, The Global Political Economy, the arguments are clear, concise and logical, even if they are not popular outside of the United States. In regard to international politics and relations  in the twenty first century, it leads one to wonder which system, sovereignty or globalization, will win out. According to Gilpin, the answer is simply, The United States. This is  because of the idea of systemic realism which is embraced by the United States and juxtaposes it with the state centric systems still utilized by a good deal of the  world. Globalization is coming, he seems to be saying, and those not positioned to make that leap will be left with their faces pressed against the worlds candy store window.  "State-centric realism," writes Gilpin "is the traditional form of realism associated with Thucydides, Machiavelli, and Morgenthau, as well as many others; it emphasizes the state (city, imperial, or nation-state)  as the principal actor in international affairs and the fact that there is no authority superior to these sovereign political units"(Gilpin 2001, pg 5). He goes on to state that  this particular position believes that everything revolves around the individual state without any collaborative endeavors with other states/nations. This idea seems to embrace anarchy in that it proposes that there  is no higher authority than the individual state. Systemic realism, however, is a newer spin on this older idea. "In contrast to  state-centric realisms emphasis on the state and state interest, systemic realism emphasizes the distribution of power among states within an international system as the principal determinant of state behavior"(Gilpin, 2001, 

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