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Alliance enables Balance of power. Activate to inspect this relation.Anarchy causes Security Dilemma. Activate to inspect this relation.Balance of power influences Polarity. Activate to inspect this relation.Balance of power is part of International relations theory. Activate to inspect this relation.Collective Security is analogous to Alliance. Activate to inspect this relation.Deterrence depends on National Interest. Activate to inspect this relation.Deterrence influences Security Dilemma. Activate to inspect this relation.Diplomacy depends on International Institution. Activate to inspect this relation.Hegemony constrains Balance of power. Activate to inspect this relation.Hegemony influences Polarity. Activate to inspect this relation.International cooperation is part of International relations theory. Activate to inspect this relation.International Institution enables Collective Security. Activate to inspect this relation.International relations theory applies to Game theory. Activate to inspect this relation.National Interest influences Diplomacy. Activate to inspect this relation.Security Dilemma influences Alliance. Activate to inspect this relation.Sentencing applies to Deterrence. Activate to inspect this relation.Soft Power applies to National Interest. Activate to inspect this relation.Sovereignty influences National Interest. Activate to inspect this relation.Sovereignty is a Political Authority. Activate to inspect this relation.Sovereignty is part of Anarchy. Activate to inspect this relation.Sovereignty requires Power. Activate to inspect this relation.Balance of powerPolarityInternational relations theoryAllianceHegemonyGame theoryInternational cooperationCollective SecuritySecurity DilemmaInternational InstitutionAnarchyDeterrenceDiplomacySovereigntyNational InterestSentencingPolitical AuthorityPowerSoft Power
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15 concepts viewed through this lens. Bridge concepts connect this view to Criminal Justice, Economics, Engineering, Mathematics….

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Balance of power

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At a glance

Balance of power is the idea that peace holds when no single state grows strong enough to dominate the rest.

Disciplines
International Relations · Political Science
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4 · 2 relation families

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  • Game theory1
    Economics, Mathematics · connects to International relations theory
  • Political Authority1
    Political Philosophy · connects to Sovereignty
  • Power1
    Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Physics, Political Economy, Political Philosophy · connects to Sovereignty
  • Sentencing1
    Criminal Justice · connects to Deterrence

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  • This view connects 10 disciplines: Criminal Justice, Economics, Engineering, International Relations, Mathematics, Mechanical Engineering, Physics, Political Economy, Political Philosophy, Political Science.
  • Balance of power is a bridge concept — viewed here through International Relations, Political Science.
  • The connections here span 5 relation families.

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