WORLD HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -As we said in Chapter 9, Balance of Power advocates believe that the best strategy for peace is to form alliances that prevent any power from achieving domination (or hegemony). The basic idea is that powerful alliances will deter others from attacking you.

Detailed explanation-2: -The balance of power – the idea that states consciously or unconsciously strive towards an equal distribution of power to avoid dominance by one – is a core concept for the study of international politics.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Cold War, so called because there was no actual fighting, is an example of the balance of power theory. It involves the United States, a democratic, capitalist country, facing off against the authoritarian Communist Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, otherwise known as the USSR.

Detailed explanation-4: -Power transition focuses on differential growth rates and their effect on altering relative power between nations, resulting in new relationships among nations or competing groups and the formation of new political and economic entities.