Answer the following question with a 2000 word essay, written in Chicago referencing style, i.e. using footnotes:
‘A defensive approach to foreign and security policy can be successful in guaranteeing state security’.
Discuss with reference to how one particular country , in the quest for power and/or security, has interacted with other states in the context of a ‘security dilemma’ or ‘balance of power’.
This question invites you to critically reflect on the various realist concepts, defining and conceptualising defensive and offensive realism in the context of your chosen country. The question allows you to identify and ponder over the country’s understanding of local, regional or global security dilemmas and balances of power, elucidating their origin, logics and effects.
