User talk:Etzan/Which International Relations Theory does your Empire follow?/@comment-1633483-20140929204154

I imagine the Terran Republic and the New Cyrannian Republic are quite functionalist in their views, as they share somewhat similar ideologies when it comes to international relations and have been particularly supportive of gigaquadrantic integration.

The Empire is a bit more difficult to pin down, though I suppose they are closer to realism than anything else as they act under an extreme case of self-interest. However, any perceived competition or opposition would be deemed unacceptable and so the Empire would attempt to remove this competition through either subterfuge, diplomacy or direct conflict, though the latter only in extreme circumstances.