ABSTRACT
The publication of Kenneth Waltz's Man, the State and War in 1959 was one of a handful of works that symbolized the then dominance of the Neorealist tradition in the theoretical domain of the study of International Relations. The writings of Kissinger, Morgenthau and Waltz defined the theoretical state of International Relations in the 1950s. Robert Cox's first criticism of the Neorealist project is one that extends to Realist thought in general. A second criticism of Neorealist thought is that, like its 'parent' tradition of Realism, it is a problem-solving, not critical theory. Waltz's rebuttal to Ruggie's critique is that he extends the scope of what falls within a structural analysis without thinking of the effect of this process. Neorealists were able to maintain their status without debate. Waltz does not directly respond to the Lapid's 'Third Debate' and the criticisms brought to bear upon Neorealist thinking, the continuity of Waltz's thinking appears to be response enough.
