Ocupation: Political Scientist
Life: June 8, 1924 - May 12, 2013
Birthday: June 8
Death: May 12
Each state pursues its own interest's, however defined, in ways it judges best. Force is a means of achieving the external ends of states because there exists no consistent, reliable process of reconciling the conflicts of interest that inevitably arise among similar units in a condition of anarchy.
source: Kenneth N. Waltz (2010). “Man, the State, and War: A Theoretical Analysis”, p.238, Columbia University Press
topic: Mean, Judging, Way, Conflict Of Interest