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“International politics always unfolds in the shadow of war”

Peace in international politics is not the absence of war but a condition in which the use of force is merely postponed. Beneath outward calm lies the possibility of violence, and this expectation shapes states’ behavior.

Pieter Bruegel the Elder “The Blind Leading the Blind”, 1568

“International politics always unfolds in the shadow of war”

Raymond Aron, 1962

Keywords: Raymond Aron; History

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E16/SHAH – 26/01/30

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