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What does realism mean in international relations?

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According to an article published on the official
website of Mount Holyoke College which is

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a private liberal art college in South Hadley,
Massachusetts, Realism is an approach to the

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study and practice of international politics.

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It emphasizes the role of the nations and
makes a broad assumption that all nations

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are motivated by national interests, or, at
best, national interests disguised as moral

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concerns.