What is the theory of realism? What are ‘pawns’ in proxy wars?On episode 72, host Hamsini Hariharan answers questions about the state of the world.If you have questions about international relations or foreign policy, send them to us via email ivmstatesofanarchy@gmail.com or DM us on Twitter @HamsiniH (https://twitter.com/omeriHamsini) or on Instagram @statesofanarchy (https://www.instagram.com/statesofanarchy/). Your question can be featured on the new QnA segment of States of Anarchy which appears every fortnight!Reading List:- Politics Among Nations - Hans Morgantheau https://www.amazon.in/Politics-Among-Nations-Hans-Morgenthau/dp/007289539XMan, State and War, Kenneth Waltz: https://amzn.to/37Da37NRealism and Security - Stephen M. Walthttps://oxfordre.com/internationalstudies/view/10.1093/acrefore/9780190846626.001.0001/acrefore-9780190846626-e-286Realism - Britannicahttps://www.britannica.com/topic/realism-political-and-social-scienceIntroducing Realism in International Relations Theory - Sandrina Antunes and Isabel Camisãohttps://www.e-ir.info/2018/02/27/introducing-realism-in-international-relations-theory/Political Realism in International Relations - Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophyhttps://plato.stanford.edu/entries/realism-intl-relations/#pagetoprightCold War- Britannicahttps://www.britannica.com/event/Cold-WarWhy engage in a proxy war? A state’s perspectivehttps://www.brookings.edu/blog/order-from-chaos/2018/05/21/why-engage-in-proxy-war-a-states-perspective/What went wrong in Vietnam?https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2018/02/26/what-went-wrong-in-vietnamWhy be a pawn to a state? Proxy wars from a proxy’s perspectivehttps://www.brookings.edu/blog/order-from-chaos/2018/05/22/why-be-a-pawn-to-a-state-proxy-wars-from-a-proxys-perspective/You can listen to this show and other awesome shows on the IVM Podcasts app on Android: https://ivm.today/android or iOS: https://ivm.today/ios, or any other podcast app.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.