Question

In a book titled Elusive [this concept], William Wohlforth re-examined the Cold War in the context of perceptions of this concept. Robert Pape identified “economic strengthening” and “territorial denial” as methods of creating the “soft” form of this concept. (-5[1])According to John Mearsheimer’s (-5[3])The Tragedy of Great (-5[1])Power Politics, the fear of war is highest in multipolar systems (-5[1])without this concept, (-5[1])while (-5[1])multipolar (-5[1])systems with (-5[1])this concept still generate more (-5[1])fear than bipolar systems. Stephen Walt argued that aggression and national security drive foreign policy in a theory named for this concept “of (*) threat.” (10[1])This concept (10[3])is often contrasted with bandwagoning, where a state allies with a rising power, in a theory developed by Kenneth Waltz. For 10 points, the theory that states create alliances to prevent a state from growing too strong is known as (10[1])what concept (10[1])“of power”? (10[1])■END■ (10[10]0[2])

ANSWER: balance [accept balancing; accept balance of power; accept balance of threat; accept soft balancing; accept Elusive Balance]
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Ryan RosenbergCope is the thing with feathersjeff mcneil #1 morningside heights fan club38-5
Jacob PuthipirojNortheast by NorthwesternThat Feeling When Knee Surgery Is in Five Days42-5
Michael HundiingWho is the Colleen Hoover of the Zulus?WashU42-5
Shiv SeshanCambridgeCien Años de Quizboledad42-5
Erik ChristensenI'd prefer to have the team name be Christensen et al. than anything that Erik cooks upTensei Shitara Flashcard Data Ken46-5
Andrew HartBHSU RebirthBHSU ReFantazio57-5
Adam MonuskoClown SquadNotre Dame60-5
Ben Russell JonesSimple VibesGrzegorz Brzęczyszczykiewicz61-5
Henry AtkinsCommunism is Soviet power plus the yassification of the whole countrySimpson Agonistes: The Crisis of Donut62-5
Joey SunModerator Can't Neg me While in Alphaas rational as the square root of two power bottoms64-5
Will AlstonWalston et. al.NJ TRANSit (and anwen69-5
Jason GolfinosWhere are the ACF Nationals recordings?Cry of the Common Loon9310
Ned TagtmeierThe Love Song of J Alfred PrufRock and Roll All Nite (and Party Every Day)Music to Help You Stop Smoking9510
Mattias EhatammYou cannot go to Aarhus to see his peat-brown head / With eyes like ripening fruitThe Only Existing Manuscript from A Clockwork Orange9510
Swapnil GargBerkeleyA is for Amy Robsart who fell down the stairs9510
Jack van NostrandRyan Wesley Routh's 10 000 NATO-trained Afghan QuizbowlersShe Dicer On My Argonaute Till I RNA Interfere13510
Claire JonesDefying SuavityLimp Francekit13710
Matt BollingerBHSU ReFantazioBHSU Rebirth13910
Will SandersNotre DameClown Squad1400
William HoustonThat Feeling When Knee Surgery Is in Five DaysNortheast by Northwestern14010
Charles HangWashUWho is the Colleen Hoover of the Zulus?14010
Sinecio Moraleshawk two ofClown Senpais14010
Delia CropperCien Años de QuizboledadCambridge14010
Joseph CollinsGrzegorz BrzęczyszczykiewiczSimple Vibes14010
David Bassjust one more half-dot bro12 Litres of Green Tea14010
Halle Friedmanjeff mcneil #1 morningside heights fan clubCope is the thing with feathers14010
Benjamin ChapmanSimpson Agonistes: The Crisis of DonutCommunism is Soviet power plus the yassification of the whole country1400
Caleb OttTensei Shitara Flashcard Data KenI'd prefer to have the team name be Christensen et al. than anything that Erik cooks up14010
Elijah Mandelbaumas rational as the square root of two power bottomsModerator Can't Neg me While in Alpha14010
Kevin Yenumber of tang poems = 75 times number of lines in a shi = 100 times number of lines in a haikuStanford+14010