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This 10-page paper analyses some various theories of international relations when it comes to discussing the Cold War. The theories examined include liberalism, realism and constructivist. Biblliography lists 5 sources.
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is likely true in hindsight - international relation theorists point out that events such as World War I and the Cold War were predicted by their theories (Wikipedia.org, 2004). This
is likely true, to an extent, although some analysts point out that though events can be predicted, the interpretation is something else altogether (Wikipedia.org, 2004).
But how does international theory work when it comes to an actual event? When it comes to the Cold War, many international relations theories abound, but in
this paper, well discuss three of them - realism, liberal and constructivist. Though each of these could take up a book on their own, well try to boil down the
theories and determine how they fit in with the pattern of the cold war. The Cold War According to most experts,
the cold war between the United States of America and the Soviet Union crossed the board in terms of conflicts, being a political, diplomatic and ideological conflict (Fusfeld, 1998). And,
during some points, it became an armed conflict (Fusfeld, 1998). The interesting aspect about the Cold War is that it didnt actually become an outright World War. There was certainly
enough tinder on the firebox to light a conflagration. During the early days of the war, American policy was focused on containment
of Soviet expansion, as well as the spread of communism through vehicles such as the Marshall Plan, the Truman Doctrine and creation of NATO - as well as Point Four
(Fusfeld, 1998). Despite this however, Soviet power and communism continued to spread as communist-oriented governments were established in central Europe, in China and then North Korea, which invaded South Korea
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