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In international relations, power is defined in several different ways. [1] Material definitions of state power emphasize economic and military power. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] [ 4 ] Other definitions of power emphasize the ability to structure and constitute the nature of social relations between actors.
Power politics is a theory of power in international relations which contends that distributions of power and national interests, or changes to those distributions, are fundamental causes of war and of system stability. [1] [additional citation(s) needed]
The balance of power theory in international relations suggests that states may secure their survival by preventing any one state from gaining enough military power to dominate all others. [1] If one state becomes much stronger, the theory predicts it will take advantage of its weaker neighbors, thereby driving them to unite in a defensive ...
Organski first described power transition theory. [4]: 22 According to Organski in his textbook, World Politics (1958):An even distribution of political, economic, and military capabilities between contending groups of states is likely to increase the probability of war; peace is preserved best when there is an imbalance of national capabilities between disadvantaged and advantaged nations ...
The concept also called for a reconciliation of power politics with the idealistic ethics of earlier American discussions about foreign policy. John Mearsheimer describes it as among the three most influential realist works of international relations of the 20th century. [3] It has been criticized for contradictions, ambiguity and vagueness. [1]
The Review of International Studies is a peer-reviewed academic journal on international relations published by Cambridge University Press on behalf of the British International Studies Association. From 1975 to 1980, it was known as the British Journal of International Studies. The editor-in-chief is Martin Coward (University of Manchester ...
The Cambridge Review of International Affairs (CRIA) is a peer-reviewed academic journal publishing scholarship in international relations, particularly the fields of international studies, international law, and international political economy. The journal also specialises in Historical International Relations. [1] It is published by Taylor ...
In international relations, the concept of balancing derives from the balance of power theory, the most influential theory from the realist school of thought, which assumes that a formation of hegemony in a multistate system is unattainable since hegemony is perceived as a threat by other states, causing them to engage in balancing against a potential hegemon.