In anarchy there is no automatic harmony .

The transitory interests of royal houses may be advanced in war; the real interests of all people are furthered by the peace.

According to the first image of international relations, the locus of the important causes of war is found in the nature and behavior of man. Wars result from selfishness, from misdirected aggressive impulses, from stupidity.

External pressure seems to produce internal unity.

In anarchy there is no automatic harmony .

The implication of game theory, which is also the implication of the third image, is, however, that the freedom of choice of any one state is limited by the actions of the others.

In a zero-sum game, the problem is entirely one of distribution, not at all one of production.