Constitutive Elements of National Power and Their Limitations in International Relations The concept of national power lies at the heart of international relations, providing the analytical foundation for understanding how states pursue their strategic objectives in an anarchic world order. Since Hans J. Morgenthau’s classical articulation in Politics Among Nations (1948), power has been treated … Continue reading What are the constitutive elements of national power, and how can their inherent limitations be critically assessed in shaping the capacity of states to pursue strategic objectives within the framework of international relations?