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100 1 _aBROOKS Stephen G
700 _aWOHLFORTH William C
245 _aHard times for soft balancing/
_cby Stephen G Brooks and William C Wohlforth
260 _c2005
520 _aThis article puts the case against the theory of soft-balancing, and argues that there are alternative explanations for states acting the way they have in relation to the USA in recent years.
650 _aSOFT BALANCING
650 _aINTERNATIONAL RELATIONS THEORY
650 _aBALANCE OF POWER
690 _aMiscellaneous
773 _aInternational Security:
_gVol 30 No 1, Summer 2005, pp.72-108 (68)
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