National Interest and International Relations Theories
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National Interest, International Relations Theories, Foreign Policy ProcessAbstract
This article aims to present the definitions, origins, classification and theoretical dimensions of the concept of ‘national interest’. It begins with the clarification by trying to use the concept of national interest to explain every international event, ends up explain nothing. Then, the article will examine the root of the word ‘national interest’ and its development from the Renaissance era and Scientific Revolution. Next, it will describe the criteria for classifying patterns of national interests. Finally, the paper will examine the IR theories explaining the national interest in foreign policy process.
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