Analyzing Covid-19 Crisis from the Realism lens

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Kuwait University

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The paper aims to analyze the COVID-19 crisis from the perspective of realism theory. Specifically, the paper represents a test of the persistence of the realism theory in providing an objective and solid analysis of the reality of international relations and the states' behaviour and policies after the Cold War by applying to the Covid-19 crisis. Especially in light of the many criticisms that the theory was subjected to on the grounds of its inadequacy in analyzing the new reality of international relations after the Cold War. The study reached several main results, the most important of which is that the Covid-19 crisis has come to confirm the continued solidity and dominance of the realism theory in the interpretation of the international system and the behavior of states. But this realist mentality that dominates state behavior becomes greatly apparent when the international community confronts a very serious global threat like the COVID-19 virus. Hence, the study argues for the persistence of the centrality of realism theory in the field of international relations.

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