National security and national interest

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National security and national interest
Major national interest in power for state survival & prosperity
More power = more influence & more security
More rewards for behaviour that is responsive to structural pressures
National/state security & survival = no.1 national interest
State behaviour = systemically determined national interest
Struggle for power between states in international system = core
Anarchy
Balance of power
Inevitable competition and war
Military power
Rational action
Security dilemma
Self-help
State-centric
Structural or systemic theory
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