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'''Kenneth Waltz''' is one of the most influential scholars in modern international relations theory ([http://mjtier.people.wm.edu/intlpolitics/teaching/surveyreport.pdf ref]) and a major founder of the school of thought called ''neorealism'' (or ''structural realism''), which argues that the structure of the international system is the primary determinant of state behavior. He is best-known for his books ''Man, the State, and War'' and ''Theory of International Politics'', both of which are classics in the field. In recent years he has also made waves with his somewhat controversial views on nuclear proliferation.
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'''Kenneth Waltz''' [[PhD]] '[[1957|57]] is one of the most influential scholars in modern international relations theory ([http://mjtier.people.wm.edu/intlpolitics/teaching/surveyreport.pdf ref]) and a major founder of the school of thought called ''neorealism'' (or ''structural realism''), which argues that the structure of the international system is the primary determinant of state behavior. He is best-known for his books ''Man, the State, and War'' and ''Theory of International Politics'', both of which are classics in the field. In recent years he has also made waves with his somewhat controversial views on nuclear proliferation.
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Kenneth Waltz PhD '57 is one of the most influential scholars in modern international relations theory (ref) and a major founder of the school of thought called neorealism (or structural realism), which argues that the structure of the international system is the primary determinant of state behavior. He is best-known for his books Man, the State, and War and Theory of International Politics, both of which are classics in the field. In recent years he has also made waves with his somewhat controversial views on nuclear proliferation.