Application of the IR Paradigms

The two paradigms that I have chosen are realism and marxism. Realism can be seen all throughout this topic, because Egypt and Sudan have more power if they control the Nile River. Egypt and Sudan, do not gain a thing if they give some water resources to the Upstream Nations. The Upstream Nations are in a famine and are also very poor. Since they are poor, there are not a whole lot they can trade with for the water. So if a realist is in this situation he would not give them water, beacuse he could have more power. Marxism can also be seen in this topic as well. A seperation of upper and lower classes is what has been going on here for a long time. Egypt and Sudan would like to keep it that way, so keeping the water sources would keep an unbalance system of upper class and lower class.