Introduction

Realism has been criticized frequently during the last few decades and “demands for a ‘new paradigm’ have been made.”1 Liberals have been the major participants in the critiques against realism.2 As Alexander Wendt puts it,“…the debate is more concerned today with the extent to which state action is influenced by ‘structure’ (anarchy and the distribution of power) versus ‘process’ (interaction and learning) and institutions.”3