Anarchy, international relations and its consequences

                 Anarchy is a central concept in international relations. The theory of international relations defines anarchy is the idea that the world lacks any supreme authority or sovereign. It means that there is no hierarchically superior, coercive power that can resolve disputes, enforce law, or order the system of international politics.  Anarchy also mean a situation where a world in chaos, in disorder, or in conflict

                In the absence of global government, the notion of struggle for power could put any states on the brink of war with other states and each state is responsible for ensuring their own existence and survival (self-help). Consequently, each state must continuously maximize their relative power capabilities. However, since security issue is inherently zero sum it create the so called security dilemma, in which the more power obtain by one state will make other state insecure and then seek to increase its power as well. In other word any attempt a state makes to increase its own security will actually decrease its security. One of the most obvious example of the security dilemma is the rivalry between US and Soviet Union during cold war manifested through nuclear contest. Both countries continue building up their nuclear arsenals after each had acquired a secure second strike capability.

                Others consequences of anarchy are first, people could fall back into the old system of small principalities and warring states, where the already powerful would try and capture more and more area under themselves by hook or crook and establish themselves as dictators of the region. The second is people who enjoy nations would take advantage of other situation and start a massive siege to conquer other nations. As the state would be, people would not even be able to organize their self as an effective resistance. The last consequence is people would start walking backwards on the track of progress, because there would be no one who could harmonize the technological development and effectively distribute it amongst the masses.