The Balance of Power in a Unipolar World
Discussing how China cannot rise peacefully, John J. Mearsheimer notes1
[T]he ideal situation for any great power is to be the hegemon in the system, because its survival then would almost be guaranteed. A hegemon is a country that is so powerful that it dominates all the other states. In other words, no other state has the military wherewithal to put up…
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