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Following the war, the US and the USSR were the two strongest global powers and this created a bi-polar power dynamic in international affairs, commonly referred to as the Cold War. American hegemony during this time has been described as "Empire by invitation" .
Hegemonic stability theory (HST) is a theory of international relations, rooted in research from the fields of political science, economics, and history.HST indicates that the international system is more likely to remain stable when a single state is the dominant world power, or hegemon. [1]
Bust of Thucydides. The Thucydides Trap, or Thucydides' Trap, is a term popularized by American political scientist Graham T. Allison to describe an apparent tendency towards war when an emerging power threatens to displace an existing great power as a regional or international hegemon. [1]
It detects a general trend: a nation achieves hegemonic power and then is challenged by a great power. This leads to a war which, in the past, has resulted a transition between two powers. Eugene R. Wittkopf explores past wars and their relation to power transition theory in his 1997 book World Politics: Trend and Transformation.
The Corinthian war took place between 395 and 386 BC. [7] In Greece, the Spartans under Agesilaus met the numerous rebelling poleis. Among the most important battles that the Spartans fought in this war was that of Coronea, which was fought against a coalition of Greeks but especially the Thebans. The Spartans sought the aid of the Persians ...
"American hegemony is reluctant, open, and highly institutionalized—or in a word, liberal" and "short of large-scale war or a global economic crisis, the American hegemonic order appears to be immune to would-be hegemonic challengers." [20] [8]
Hegemonic stability theory Robert Gilpin ( / ˈ ɡ ɪ l p ɪ n / ; July 2, 1930 – June 20, 2018 [ 1 ] [ 2 ] ) was an American political scientist . He was Professor of Politics and International Affairs at the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs at Princeton University where he held the Eisenhower professorship.
The war is a 'decision process' analogous to a national election. [8] The Thirty Years War, though lasting and destructive, was not a 'global war'. [9] World power, which lasts for 'about one generation'. [10] The new incumbent power 'prioritises global problems', mobilises a coalition, is decisive and innovative. [11]