Discussion
What is the ultimate goal of state according to the offensive realism propounded by Mearsheimer ?
Answer: B
For offensive realism the ultimate goal of the state is hegemony.
John Mearsheimer, in The Tragedy of Great Power Politics (2001), argues that in an anarchic system no state can be sure of others' intentions, so great powers seek to maximise their relative power, and the best guarantee of survival is to become the hegemon, in practice the regional hegemon.
Power is the means rather than the final goal in his account, which is what separates offensive realism from Morgenthau's classical realism. Authority belongs to hierarchical domestic politics, not anarchy, and peace is not the state's goal in a realist account.
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