A national interest analysis of Sino-Soviet relations

Expert InsightsPublished 1966

Text of a paper to be presented at the Western Political Science Association meeting March 25, 1966. The paper attempts to solve two problems found in theoretical approaches to international relations: (1) how to apply theory to the real world, and (2) how to use international theory to study the Communist orbit. The author uses Hans Morgenthau's national interest theory to examine Sino-Soviet relations. These relations were chosen because: (1) both countries are Communist, (2) both are in different stages of political development, (3) both are powers of consequence in world politics, and (4) their dispute has increased the availability of data. An analysis of Morgenthau's theory is appended.

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