Balance of power : theory and practice in the 21st century /
edited by T.V. Paul, James J. Wirtz, Michel Fortmann.
- Stanford (Calif.) : Stanford University Press, 2004
- xiv, 384 pages ; 23 cm.
"The chapters in this volume were first presented in May 2002 at a conference at McGill University"--Acknowledgements.
1. What do great powers balance against and when? / Jack S. Levy -- 2. Great powers in the post-Cold War world: a power transition perspective / Douglas Lemke -- 3. The political economy of balance of power theory / Mark R. Brawley -- 4. The war on terrorism and the balance of power: the paradoxes of American hegemony / Christopher Layne -- 5. The balance of power paradox / James J. Wirtz -- 6. A world not in the balance: war, politics, and weapons of mass destruction / Edward Rhodes -- 7. Europe hedges its security bets / Robert J. Art -- 8. Revisiting balance of power theory in Central Eurasia / William C. Wohlforth -- 9. The international system and regional balance in the Middle East / Benjamin Miller -- 10. Bipolarity and balancing in East Asia / Robert S. Ross -- 11. The South Asian security balance in a western dominant world / Raju G.C. Thomas -- 12. Regime type and regional security in Latin America: toward a "balance of identity" theory / Michael Barletta and Harold Trinkunas.
This volume examines the present and future of balance of power dynamics in international politics and examines theoretical and historical criticisms of balance of power theory while empirically assessing its validity at both global and regional levels. Italso looks at systemic factors favoring or hindering a return to balance of power politics.