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Furthermore, realist thinking represents a long historical tradition that extends from Thucydides and Machiavelli to Hobbes, Rousseau and Clausewitz and that refers to Realpolitik vision of (post)-Westphalian epoch. In modern sense, however, it is influenced the most by two authors, namely, Edward H. Carr and Reinhold Niebuhr (Battistella, 2012: 129-131). Until today, there are, of course, many other names such as George Kennan, Hans Morgenthau, Nicholas Spykman, Henry Kissinger etc. who contributed to the development of the theory in its classical shape. Moreover, since 1980s, the realist paradigm has witnessed, a fragmentation for some, a sophistication or adaptation for others. Starting with neo-realism (structural realism) of Kenneth Waltz, followed by offensive/defensive realism of John Mearsheimer and Stephen Walt and neoclassical realism of Gideon Rose, realists keep to exert relatively accurate and profound insights regarding the international politics and state behavior in the post-Cold War World.