(2019) No 7, Issue 2

The Commonwealth of Independent States. A Constructivist approach to a Neorealist construct

Paul POPA

Pages: 45-53

Abstract:

International relations have experienced different manifestations over time, that states had in certain periods or in relation to other similar entities. Scholars tried to establish a vocation for each type of attitude that states have setting theories that can explain more or less behaviour in international relations. International organizations also play a significant role, either having inherited attitudes that perpetuate or because they manage to draw new trails to follow, thus, variations in behaviour in the international system.

Keywords:

organizations, neo-realism, constructivism, security complex

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Citing Literature

Paul Popa, The Commonwealth of Independent States. A Constructivist approach to a Neorealist construct, Journal of Global Politics and Current Diplomacy, (2019), No 7, Issue 2: 45-53.

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