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International relations

a realist theory holding that anarchy pushes states to seek adequate security, not maximal power, so expansion is often self-defeating.

In international relations, defensive realism refers to a realist theory holding that anarchy pushes states to seek adequate security, not maximal power, so expansion is often self-defeating. This meaning comes from Taliaferro (2001) in International Security.[1]

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References

Taliaferro, J. W. (2001). Security Seeking under Anarchy: Defensive Realism Revisited. International Security, 25(3), 128-161. https://doi.org/10.1162/016228800560543

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