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Balance of power : theory and practice in the 21st century /

Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Paul, T. V., Wirtz, James J., 1958-, Fortmann, Michel
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Stanford, Calif. : Stanford University Press, 2004.
Subjects:
Balance of power.
International relations.
Table of Contents:
  • The enduring axioms of balance of power theory and their contemporary relevance / T. V. Paul
  • What do the great powers balance against and when? / Jack S. Levy
  • Great powers in the post-Cold War world: a power transition perspective / Douglas Lemke
  • The political economy of balance of power theory / Mark R. Brawley
  • The war on terrorism and the balance of power: the paradoxes of American hegemony / Christopher Layne
  • The balance of power paradox / James J. Wirtz
  • A world not in balance: war, politics, and weapons of mass destruction / Edward Rhodes
  • Europe hedges its security bets / Robert J. Art
  • Revisiting balance of power theory in central Eurasia / William C. Wohlforth
  • The international system and regional balance in the Middle East / Benjamin Miller
  • Bipolarity and balancing in east Asia / Robert S. Ross
  • The south Asian security balance in a Western dominant world / Raju G. C. Thomas
  • Regime type and regional security in Latin America: toward a 'balance of identity' theory / Michael Barletta and Harold Trinkunas
  • Balance of power at the turn of the new century Michel Fortmann, T. V. Paul, and James J. Wirtz