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| the theory that national survival in an anarchic world is most likely when military power is distributed to prevent a single hegemon or bloc from dominating the state system. |
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| a formal agreement among soveign states for the purpose of coordinating their behavior to increase mututla security |
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| an influential global or regional state that throws its support in decisive fashion to the weaker side of the balance of power |
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| the strategy of seekeing national security by aligning with the strongest state, regardless of its ideology or form of government |
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| an action-reaction process in which rival states rapidly increase their military capabilities in response to one another. |
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| Hegemonic stability theory |
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| the argument that a single dominanat state is necessary to enforce international cooperation, maintain international rules and regimes, and keep the peace. |
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| a cooperation agreement among great powers to jointly manage international relations. |
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| Bilateral or mltilateral agreements to contain arms buildups by setting limits on the number and types of weapons that states are permitted. |
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| agreements to reduce or eliminate weapons or other means of attack |
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| the use of military threats by a great power to deter an attack on its allies. |
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