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Noun Concept
Categories: International relations theory, International security, Political realism
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balance of power  armed peace  balance-of-power  Balance of power in diplomacy  balance of power in international relations
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An equilibrium of power between nations WordNet 3.0
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international relations
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An equilibrium of power between nations WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
The balance of power theory in international relations suggests that states may secure their survival by preventing any one state from gaining enough military power to dominate all others. Wikipedia
Parity or stability between competing forces Wikipedia Disambiguation
A situation of equilibrium in which no country is powerful enough to control, or threaten the interests of, the others. Wiktionary
Situation of equilibrium. Wiktionary (translation)