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'''Realist''' is an [[international politics]] term which is used to describe an actor whose [[foreign policy]] methods focus on [[political power]], rather than institutions and [[international law]]. A realist prefers policies which keep, increase, or demonstrate their power. In a [[bipolar]] power organization (only two main world powers), this can lead to a [[security dilemma]].
'''Realist''' is an [[international politics]] term which is used to describe an actor whose [[foreign policy]] methods focus on [[political power]], rather than institutions and [[international law]]. A realist prefers policies which keep, increase, or demonstrate their power. In a [[bipolar]] power organization (only two main world powers), this can lead to a [[security dilemma]].
Realism is opposed to idealism and utopianism, and specifically to [[Wilsonianism]].
Conservative foreign policies can include either realism or idealism. Idealism appears in the case of [[George W. Bush]] bringing democracy to the Middle East, or [[Barry Goldwater]], calling for a crusade to destroy Communism. Realism appears among opponents of needless "foreign adventures," such as [[Pat Buchanan]], or when [[Richard Nixon]] opened the door to China (1971), or [[Ronald Reagan]] came to terms with the Soviet Union in 1987.
==see also==
* [[Reinhold Niebuhr]]
* [[George Kennan]]
* [[Arthus Schlesinger, Jr.]]
* [[Hans Morgenthau]]
* [[Cold War]]
[[category:International Politics]]
[[category:International Politics]]
[[category:Political Theory]]
[[category:Political Theory]]
[[category:Cold War]]