Journal Article - Quarterly Journal: International Security

Correspondence: Striking the Balance

| Winter 2005/06

Some scholars argue that the balance of power theory that explained the bipolar and multipolar systems of the past is irrelevant in a unipolar world. These letters debate the possibility of expanding the traditional definition of "balancing" to account for policies that states are pursuing today.

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For Academic Citation: Art, Robert J.; Stephen D. Brooks and William C. Wohlforth; Keir A. Lieber and Gerard Alexander. “Correspondence: Striking the Balance.” Quarterly Journal: International Security, vol. 30. no. 3. (Winter 2005/06):
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Keir A. Lieber

Gerard Alexander

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