CEVAP:

• International cooperation is possible, and it is the main feature of international relations. Cooperation can lead to positive changes in the system.
• Because a human being is inherently good and rational, states behaverationally as well. Rational state pursues its own interests, embodies moral principles, and follows the rules of international law.
• The distinction between domestic politics and international politics is not that clear as realists argue. Multiple sets of relationshipsbetween international actors transcend national borders.
• Besides states, humans and other actors such as international organizations are important and have the ability to effect changes in international relations.
• Power should not only be considered as “military power”;economic, social, cultural, and intellectual power also matter.
• Liberals emphasize the importance of concepts such as world society, global governance, international institutions, and interdependence in the contemporary world where boundaries between states become increasingly blurred.
• In a social system where power centralizes, we also observe poor governance. Good governance, however, requires democracy and political pluralism.
• Liberalism believes in the possibility of a universal community of humankind that exceeds the vision of a fellowship of nation states (Shimko, 2016: 38-40).