What is the national interest?

a. It is unimportant to realists, because it is not based on the concept that a state is a unitary and rational actor.
b. It is a foreign policy goal that is objectively valuable for the overall well-being of the state.
c. It implies that a state is a collection of actors and interests.
d. It is based on the concept that the state is a unitary and rational actor, so there is very little debate about howthe national interest should be defined.


b

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