简介:Thisarticleputsforwarda'unifiedfieldtheory'forinternationalrelations(IR).ItfirstdividescurrentwesternIRtheoriesintohardandsoftcategories,thenpointsoutconceptualfallaciesofthethreemajordebatesinthehistoryofWesternIRtheoriesbyusingthiscategorizationasananalyticalguide.ItfurtherassertsthatsuchacategorizationshouldhelpclarifythepresenttheoreticalchaosbypursuingaunifiedIRtheoreticalsystem.