PAUL T V <br/><br/>
Soft balancing in the age of U.S. primacy: 
T V Paul 
 -  2005 
<br/><br/> It has been argued that the balance of power theory has become irrelevant to understanding state behaviour in the post-Cold War world. This article suggests this is not the case and identifies examples (Kosovo, Iraq War) of soft-balancing strategies by states intended to constrain the power and threatening behaviour of the United States. 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>BALANCE OF POWER<br/>UNITED STATES--INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS<br/>SOFT BALANCING