The Importance Of Realism In International Relations

Realism is synonymous with war and military-related security and power. Realism developed in perspective that man is evil. Actors in this perspective is a country that does not want to cooperate with other actors with no particular purpose in this al-called self-interested and will always want to continue to strengthen himself. Realism originated from World War I, in which the mainstream idealistic approach. The views on this realism perspective is as follows:

1. Have a pessimistic nature of the human nature which tend to be good.

2. Be hesitant on the progress and development of international politics and domestic politics.

3. Convinced that international relations is always in conflict and can only be resolved by war.

4. Uphold the country 's

Self-help: in the self-help is no single country that dared to borrow its presence in the international structural and domestic, in this case none of the friends or foes, but that is only the country 's own national interests. So what are Obtained from this country is very pure from the labor pains of this country alone, whatever a man sows, that is Harvested.

So in the context of the above I can know that the only actor who plays a role in international relations is a country that has the perspective that is anarchic world where war and peace is a natural phenomenon. Departing from individual role in shaping the country using the balance of power as a counterweight to the power of the international community, namely the concentration of power and the political process to realize the interests of his country.

The case of realism: "Nuclear North Korea"

Since the death of Kim Jong-il and then replaces with Kim Jong Un to lead North Korea. With the worst poverty level, but North Korea has enough nuclear force Threatens to the make countries

North Korea 's actions in the case of nuclear development instead didnt have probable cause or a strong and rational. Once Analyzed by the realist approach, it turns out that North Korea 's nuclear maintain and make-nuclear technology sebgai the main agenda for the which North Korea amid weak life world of anarchy, so vulnerable to domination of the more powerful force that globalization in the stretcher by States western countries with all the liberal capitalist ideas while North Korea itself is a pure communist state against the western ideas. Therefore, North Korea must maintain its presence by increasing its national strength, in order to Achieve its national