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This 3 page paper argues that, using the realism theory of international relations as a guide, it is possible to argue that the Taliban in Afghanistan are legitimate freedom fighters. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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for the tiniest infraction of their inflexible rules. They have shown contempt for other religions by smashing Buddhist shrines and they support the terrorist activities of Al Qaeda. Is there
any way in which they can be considered legitimate freedom fighters? Discussion The facile saying is that "one mans terrorist is another mans freedom fighter," so in that sense, yes,
they can be considered freedom fighters. But if we apply the international relations theory of realism to the situation, its possible to argue that they can legitimately be seen as
fighting for freedom. A definition of realism as an IR theory as propounded by Beavis can be found at ; realism says that "the international realm is anarchic and consists
of independent political units called states." ("Anarchic" in this sense means that there is no unified world government, not that everything is in a state of anarchy.) In this system,
Beavis notes, nations are the main actors and most, if not all, possess at least some "offensive military capability," which makes them dangerous to each other. In addition, nations can
never be entirely sure about each others intentions, although the main motive driving all nations is "survival or the maintenance of sovereignty," and finally, again according to Beaviss website, nations
are rational and "think strategically about how to survive." Looking at this from the point of view of the Taliban, what do we find? First, they are not a state, but
a group within a state, moving fluidly back and forth across the border with Pakistan. They dont have the advantage of the firepower wielded by nations, but have to try
and arm themselves. In Afghanistan, they are facing an immensely powerful adversary, the United States, which possesses a great deal of offensive military capability; further they cannot be sure about
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