... Relations Reception Thucydides Trap United States China Balance of power Truest cause In this chapter, I turn to a specific reception of Thucydides which has dominated recent attention paid to the Athenian author: Graham Allison’s famous (or infamous) creation of ‘Thucydides’s Trap’, ¹...

... their balancing strategy in terms that resonate well with their public. Balance of power involves a set of balancing repertoires used in the process of practicing power politics and thus, decision-makers can adapt or emphasize different elements within this repertoire to obtain their public's support ( Goddard...

... a bloody civil war drawing in a large cast of actors, reflects and affirms the importance of the new regional balance of power, albeit one in which Syria's own role, like Iraq's previously, is greatly diminished. ³⁰ It also demonstrates, alongside the reduced western appetite for intervention...

...Aaron McKeil Liberal Hegemony Realism Proxy Wars International Order Balance of Power Palabras clave: Hegemonía liberal realismo guerras por delegación orden internacional equilibrio de poder Mots clés: hégémonie libérale réalisme guerres par procuration ordre international...

..., and potentially military, alignment. This has been brought about by shifts in the regional balance of power, particularly the rise of China and the relative decline of the United States. On the other hand, as part of its FOIP strategy, Japan's attempts to build a new regional order in the Indo-Pacific region aim...

...:https://dbpia.nl.go.kr/journals/pages/open_access/funder_policies/chorus/standard_publication_model ) Abstract Do international systems tend to remain anarchic because of recurring balances of power, or do they tend toward imbalances and hierarchy? Leading structural theories posit competing predictions about systemic...

.... This argument is substantiated by an examination of the United Kingdom's decision to avoid protectionism during the decades leading up to First World War. offensive realism balance of power protectionism 17 09 2018 This article contributes to the International Relations literature by providing a building...

... studies. We then identify two controversial questions in the security studies literature and consider them with reference to diplomatic interactions. The first of these is the argument raised by Jack Levy and William R. Thompson suggesting that great sea powers generate different balance of power dynamics...

..., but as a global playing field for the wealthy and influential. Liberal internationalism has lost its connection to the pursuit of social and economic advancement within western countries. liberal order hegemony American power balance of power For seven decades the world has been dominated by a western liberal...

... according to a common purpose layered into both NATO and the EU—that forms part of a wider balance of power between Russia and the West. Western policy should aim to strengthen the concert and clarify the balance. However, the prevalent desire to include Russia in the concert confuses matters in a major way...

... the evolving strategic environment. Challenges including an impending shift in the balance of power, structural deficits, and divided public opinion will significantly impact the policy options available to government leaders, but they have not been adequately addressed. This article analyzes the options...

... strong support for the argument of the book. It illustrates the effect of the nuclear balance of power in specific cases and demonstrates that the causal mechanisms predicted by the theory are in fact in operation. In these cases, it is clear that leaders paid close attention to the nuclear balance...

... into political upheaval and revolutionary movements, it could also act as a custodian of the balance of power in early nineteenth-century Europe. The book reconstructs Clausewitz’s intellectual development against the backdrop of his contemporary political, philosophical, and cultural context. Understanding...

... in the social and economic environment rather than to chronicle events—the analysis is conceived as a chronology of the successive problems with which political actors had to cope. The three sections of the chapter are: Constitutional Balance of Power; Presidential/Parliamentary Relations...

... sovereignty and the ideology of national self-determination. The chapter concludes that although there are particular contexts (for example, changes in the balance of power) which make nationalist violence more likely, such claims of a systematic relationship are false. Our analysis indicates...

...This chapter presents the book's balance of power theory of interstate cooperation, paying particular attention to its assumptions and causal logics. It begins with a brief discussion of power—what it is, why states want it, and what strategies they can adopt to deal with stronger competitors...

... free trade area (FTA) in October 1956, before finally seeking to associate their own economic grouping with the common market? It argues that these events are best understood as the product of balance of power politics. Specifically, the global distribution of power made European cooperation possible...

...-cultural alliance. As the European allies failed to fulfill their kin obligations, the Natives shifted their loyalties to those who would fulfill them, thus maintaining a balance of power between themselves and the European powers vying for control of the continent. As long as the Amerindians retained...

... the range of possible problems. The chapter suggests applying the balance-of-power theory to the dynamic among local actors and between local and international actors to generate insights about what influences locals to cooperate with, free-ride on, or fight against state-building efforts. state failure...

...World War I was not inevitable, but the balance of power allowed war to occur. Local conflicts were allowed to escalate into more general conflict, globalization did not prevent conflict, and there were no general or local institutions which contained the crisis. Today, however, globalization...