Realism And Neorealism: The World Of International Relations

The World of International Relations represents the on-going competition between the major theories attempting to explain the global phenomenon. Also, we have observed the rises and falls of major school of thoughts in accordance with the major wars, the moments of peace and cooperation, and some situations that later become the turning points of the global politics, such as the emergence of terrorism and globalization. Traditional theories, such as the realism, the liberalism, and later the improved version of realist, called neo-realism play key roles in influencing and explaining the world for many decades.

Neorealism or sometimes it can be termed as structural realism, is developed version of the earlier traditional realism. They

"On Sino-U.S. Relations." Foreign Affairs 18 May 2015: n. pag. Print. 8 Ibid

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At the present time, there is no other major concern between the Sino-U.S. relations more than the “rise of China.” According to China economic expansion and active diplomatic relations with Asian countries especially Southeast Asia neighbors. Politically, it leads to the impact on the existing international order that the United States is the only superpower after the Cold War. However, the rise of

China challenges this order with the Chinese ambition to multipolarize the world.

Economically, the Chinese rise will change and transform the existing economic order established by the U.S. The world has flown in accordance with the U.S. established economic order, which is the Washington Consensus. However, the expansion of the Chinese economy weakens this order, with the new established order called the Beijing Consensus.

Some observers believe that the American order is coming to the end, as the Western-oriented world order will be replaced by one increasingly

Significantly. According to General Prawit Wongsuwan, he argue that “the Thai government tries to show the U.S. that “there are other, less conscionable partners who are willing to do business with it without fretting

Thanida Thammachaiyadet 5503640749 about the legitimacy of its rule…China will not intervene in Thailand’s politics but will give political support and help maintain relationships at all levels.”14

Moreover, there is a present active of the Russia relations towards Thailand in the post coup era. Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev made a high- profile visit to Bangkok; he suggests that Thailand is now strategically courting authoritarian major powers, namely Russia and China, in defiance of Western criticism of Bangkok’s coup and military regime15.

In my analysis, this move is both positive and negative. Since Thailand cannot normalize relations with the West at this moment due to our political struggle, it normal to move close to China and Russia as they accept the authoritarian political system. But, Thailand has to balance its relations