onsistent, reliable process of reconciling the conflicts of interest that inevitably arise among similar units in a condition of anarchy." This was Kenneth Waltz, one of the fathers of international relations, writing about the behavior of nation-states in the international system. But it could just as well h

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elentlessly affect the interests and plans of others. These aims are the root of real security in any age. “In anarchy, security is the highest end,” Kenneth Waltz wrote. “Only if survival is assured can states seek other goals such as tranquility, profit and power.”247 Survival - and Waltz’s other essential aim