Critical Review: Bradley A. Thayer, Bring in Darwin: Evolutionary theor

In Thayers article, he makes an attempt to incorporate Darwins evolutionary supposition into the worldwide security studies. The article tries to answer a central distrust that what are the implications of Evolutionary opening to realist possibility of worldwide security and in what way can peace of mind be achieved if warfare is part of forgiving nature? This story agrees with Thayer that Evolutionary theory provides a scientific theory foundation for realism and is an ultimate cause for war and ethnic conflicts, as well as the assumption that origin of war is intrinsic in valet nature as part of their evolution history. This paper leave behind to a fault suggest that a balanced structure of the world could bring to temporary peace. But it need to be noted that the theory is also limited since Evolution theory could not fully explain legion(predicate) other forms of security problems like civil wars and terrorism. To review Thayers article, first, the paper will briefly explain how Evolutionary theory act as an ultimate cause for realist theory in terms of two human traits egoism and domination. Following that, the paper will discuss the implications of Evolutionary theory to international relations. This paper will also evaluate the theory by comparing it with waltzs and Gleditschs theory on peace and war. Finally, it will conclude the paper by summarizing main points.Thayer seeks to understand Evolutionary theory as the ultimate cause of realism. In Evolutionary theory, military personnel like other animals have to evolve to survive and reproduce from native selection, which develops two basic human traits egoism and dominance (Thayer, 2000, p.130). In install to survive and for fitness, an organism tends to places its security over the others and according to Evoluti... ...dens the understanding of international relations and correspondingly broadens the understanding of security. Built on Thayers and Waltzs theory, the paper suggests that s tructure of the international system is central to international security and to achieve peace, suitable strategies are necessary to balance the government agency relations. While it should not be ignored that the Evolution theory bland falls within realism realm with many other forms of composite security problems unexplained.ReferenceGleditsch, N. P. (1999). Peace and democracy. Encyclopedia of Violence, Peace and Conflict, 2, 643-652.Thayer, B. A. (2000). Bring to darwin evolutionary theory, realism and international relations. International Security, 25(2), 124-151.Waltz, K. N. (1988). The origins of war in neorealist theory. Journal of interdisciplinary History, XVIII(4), 615-628.