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Central Balance
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Cold War
Collective Security
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Concert System
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eighteenth
Eighteenth Century Balance
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European NATO Ally
foreign policy strategy
historical evolution of power politics
international
international security studies
Italian City State System
kenneth
martin
multipolarity analysis
NATO
NATO Doctrine
NATO State
Nineteenth Century Balance
Nuclear Weapon NATO
Postcold War
Power Policies
Power System
Power Thinking
Quadruple Alliance
realist theory
relations
security dilemma
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UN
Vienna Settlement
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William III
Young Men
Product details
- ISBN 9780415245760
- Weight: 453g
- Dimensions: 138 x 216mm
- Publication Date: 11 Nov 2004
- Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Hardback
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The balance of power principle has been central to both the study and practice of international politics for over 300 years. It has guided governments in the conduct of foreign policy and provided a structure for explanations of some of the recurring patterns of international relations. This study examines the various meanings given to the balance of power over the centuries and traces the historical evolution of its theory and practice through steadily more complex forms. It describes the balance principle in practice, both as a guiding light of national foreign policies and as a structural explanation of how the international system operates. The reader is provided with an understanding of the various meanings of the balance principle and the key thinkers and politicians who have influenced its development. The text presents the essence of arguments concerning the morality of the principle as a foreign policy guide and its value as a structural explanation of the fundamental reality of international relations.
Michael Sheehan (University of Wales, Swansea, UK)
