| ID | 194210 |
| Title Proper | Illiberalism in international relations |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Dugin, A. |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | REALISTS believe that human nature is inherently flawed (the legacy of Hobbes's anthropological pessimism and, on an even deeper level, the legacy of the Christian idea of the Fall, or lapsus in Latin) and cannot be fundamentally corrected, which means that selfishness, predation, and violence are impossible to eradicate. This leads to the conclusion that man (who, according to Hobbes, is a wolf to another man) can only be restrained and regulated by means of a strong state. The state is inevitable and is the bearer of supreme sovereignty. At the same time, the predatory and egoistic nature of man is projected onto the state; therefore, the nation-state has its own interests. These interests take into account only their own state, while the will to violence and greed mean war is always a possibility. Realists believe that this has always been and always will be. |
| `In' analytical Note | International Affairs (Moscow) Vol. 70, No.1; 2024: p. |
| Journal Source | International Affairs (Moscow) 2024-01 70, 1 |
| Key Words | Realism ; Multipolar World ; Illiberalism ; Posthumanism |