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Correspondence: Striking the Balance

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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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Art, Robert, Stephen G. Brooks, William Wohlforth, Keir A. Lieber and Gerard Alexander. “Correspondence: Striking the Balance.” Winter 2005/06

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