States define their goals through the acquisition, maintenance, or expansion of power—the ability to impose their will on others. U.S. military action in Venezuela on Jan. 3, President Donald Trump’s claim to Greenland, and the smouldering conflict with Iran provide three recent examples that confirm the basic postulate of realism: that international politics is defined by “national interest as power.” This is the primary and rational goal of foreign policy.
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