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    Rousseau had a pessimistic view of international relations. He believed that political bodies seek to grow stronger than their neighbors out of insecurity and a desire for self-preservation, resulting in a state of war between nations. For this reason, Rousseau distrusted foreign powers and thought relations with them only bred dependence and division. He proposed establishing "islands of peace" through European confederations as a way to create stability within this state of war.

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    Rousseau had a pessimistic view of international relations. He believed that political bodies seek to grow stronger than their neighbors out of insecurity and a desire for self-preservation, resulting in a state of war between nations. For this reason, Rousseau distrusted foreign powers and thought relations with them only bred dependence and division. He proposed establishing "islands of peace" through European confederations as a way to create stability within this state of war.

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    Rousseau had a pessimistic view of international relations. He believed that political bodies seek to grow stronger than their neighbors out of insecurity and a desire for self-preservation, resulting in a state of war between nations. For this reason, Rousseau distrusted foreign powers and thought relations with them only bred dependence and division. He proposed establishing "islands of peace" through European confederations as a way to create stability within this state of war.

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    Rousseau's

    Contribution to
    International Relations
    Theory
    Coleen Gazzingan
    Rona Bugtong
    Who is
    Jean Jacques Rousseau?
    A Genevan philosopher, writer, and composer
    though which his political philosophy influenced the
    progress of the Enlightenment throughout Europe, as
    well as aspects of the French Revolution and the
    development of modern political, economic, and
    educational thought.

    Known for his idea of freedom - The Social


    Contract.
    Social Contract

    'Man is born free, and he is everywhere in chains'

    Rousseau acknowledged that as long as property and


    laws exist, people can never be as entirely free in
    modern society as they are in the state of nature
    Rousseau had a pessimistic conception of international
    relations

    Political bodies have enough for their own preservation ...


    but they have no fixed measure; their proper size is
    undefined, it can always grow bigger, it feels weak so long as
    there are others stronger than it. Its safety and preservation
    demand that it makes itself stronger than its neighbors.
    Rousseau maintains that international society in the
    state of war obeys only the law of the strongest.

    For this reason, he expresses his great distrust in foreign


    powers, and believes that relations with these powers
    only engender more dependence and division. He
    confirms this thought in his writings:
    Abbe de Saint-Pierre: Peace could only be achieved
    through the integration of the European states into a
    confederation.
    "islands of peace"
    He proposed the establishment of a variety of federations as a means
    of creating "islands of peace" within the state of war.
    References:
    https://gjis.journals.yorku.ca/index.php/gjis/article/view/35143/31888
    https://www.sparknotes.com/philosophy/rousseau/themes/

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