What is the balance of power, and how effective is it in preventing war?
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A Levels (Global Order) Government and Politics Mapa Mental sobre What is the balance of power, and how effective is it in preventing war?, creado por ktuffin_95 el 25/01/2014.
What is the balance of power, and how effective is it in preventing war?
What is the balance of power?
Even distribution of power between rival blocs
An inherent tendency in international affairs to produce an even distribution of power
Cold War bipolarity
relies on an equilibruim between two poles - USSR and USA
Realists
War is avoided
Prevents triumph of dominant power
No Total War since WW2
MAD - attack would be unsuccessful
Liberals
Legitimises state egoism
States compete to become the hegemon
Fosters military growth
Nuclear Arms Race
Nota:
Lead to Cuban Missile Crisis of 1962
Even other states began to stockpile nuclear weapons - though none on a scale similar to the superpowers.
Proxy War
Nota:
Just because no direct action took place, wars were fought via proxy - Afghanistan (US funded Mujahideen to fight Soviet-led Afghans) and Vietnam (North Vietnam - USSR and South Vietnam - US)