Power dynamics in International relations

The chapter "The struggle for power and peace" by Hans J. Morgenthau in his book "politics among nation" first tells us that how can a political theory can be validated ( which is only if it is pragmatic and can be be applied to the real world situations) and then informs us about the two schools of thoughts on politics, man and the society. it then reiterates the six basic principals of political realism in relation to international relations.                                                                                                                   The second principal of the political realism in the context of international relations says the to understand the occurrences of different events in the arena of international politics we must first understand the concept of interest defined in terms of power. If we look at the policies of different countries around the world, it completely reflects the amount of power or influence it has over other countries or vice versa. for instance the recent cross border firing by the Indian Army into the Pakistani territory. A person having the concept of political power clear in his/her mind can easily understand this behavior of Indian foreign office if he knows the power dynamics between India and Pakistan and why did India so easily decided to take this step keeping the normal behavior of countries towards their neighbors in mind.

The writer says that a leaders personal agenda could be can be judged through his foreign policies because he wants to let the world know about himself and how he is going to drive his country forward. Here I want to make a point that if at all a bad person or a misguided person reaches at such point in hierarchy where he or she can decide the foreign policies of a nation, his or her personal influence can be reduced by enforcing laws which won't let him do what he wants.