Which of the following is true of the variants of the realist paradigm?
a. "Defensive realists" tend to stress power as the dominant state goal.
b. "Soft realists" would include the maintenance of international order among state goals.
c. Classical realists take more of a scientific than humanistic approach to world politics.
d. Neorealists tend to reject the use of the natural sciences as a model for studying systems.
e. "Offensive realists" tend to stress security as a dominant state goal.
Answer: b
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