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The balance of power—controversial but indispensable?

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  26 October 2009

Moorhead Wright
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The controversies surrounding the balance of power are both ancient and enduring, as the articles in this issue make clear. This brief concluding note highlights some of the convergences and differences in their approaches to these controversies. The choice of themes for this analysis is personal and selective, but it does reflect the central issues of balance of power theory and practice.

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Research Article
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Review of International Studies , Volume 15 , Special Issue 2 , April 1989 , pp. 211 - 214
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Copyright © British International Studies Association 1989

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