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Not all writers have looked to human nature as the explanation of conflict among states. They have recognised that most humans are both competitive and co-operative; have social as well as aggressive impulses; and that those impulses anyway have many outlets that are unrelated to war or to relations among states. Above all, most individuals have little or no influence on the way their states behave; and the few who do act in a collective rather than a personal role.
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Luard, E. (1992). Introduction. In: Basic Texts in International Relations. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-22107-3_11
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