Realists argue that U.S.support for anti-communist regimes with abusive human rights records during the Cold War

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Realists believe that the preservation of state sovereignty is paramount in international relations, and therefore supporting anti-communist regimes with abusive human rights records was consistent with protecting the national interest. Realists do not consider morality or ideology to be the driving force in foreign policy decisions. NGOs may have criticized the human rights abuses, but realists would argue that such criticism may not have been effective in achieving national security goals.

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