The English School: A Via MediaThe English School, also recognized as The approach of the International Society of International Relations is a “Via Media” (Buzan, 2001, p471) between i Rationalism and realist elements. The idea is that instead of separate elements, these should form a complete picture of international relations. The unique approaches of the English School to International Relations are its methodological pluralism, its historicism and its interconnection of three very important concepts: International System, International Society and World Society. The English School is not widely known in the typical field of American International Relations, perhaps because its roots are The British Committee and the early works and lectures on international society by Charles Manning and Martin Wight. According to Buzan the work of the British Committee is fundamental because of the “heterogeneous group which included not only people from different academic disciplines but also professionals from the world of diplomacy” (Buzan, 2001) To Buzan in his work “ The English School: An Underexploit Resource in IR” and Devlen, James and Ozdamar in “The English School, International Relations and Progress” the English School is a fundamental theory because it offers the opportunity to explore the area between rationalist and realist elements and how these elements can work together in an integrated approach to the study of International Relations. Starting point The English School is based on a tripartite division between: International System, International Society and World Society or as Wight's original formulation: Realism, Rationalism and Revolutionary. The International The system that is sometimes named by Hobbes or Machiavelli is all about... half of the paper... the value of all three, system, society and world society, and his work shows the utmost fidelity to society account of International Relations (Devlen, James and Ozdamar 2005). Conclusion The English School plays an important and unique role in International Relations by combining a pluralistic approach and bridging the gap between the two main elements. Its methodical and historicist approach also makes the English School available to other disciplines that enrich the results of International Relations studies. The English school also includes order and justice in its framework and it is an obligation of the great power to preserve this order and apply justice when necessary. Finally, the English School approach demonstrates that to understand International Relations it is essential to recognize all the variables and actors involved.