States in the world are like individuals in the state of nature. They are neither perfectly good nor are they controlled by law.
Kenneth WaltzAsking who won a given war, someone has said, is like asking who won the San Francisco earthquake. That in war there is no victory but only varying degrees of defeat is a proposition that has gained increasing acceptance in the twentieth century.
Kenneth WaltzWar most often promotes the internal unity of each state involved. The state plagued by internal strife may then, instead of waiting for the accidental attack, seek the war that will bring internal peace.
Kenneth Waltz