david hume came up with the balance of power theory.
david hume came up with the balance of power theory.
who came up with the balance of power theory?
david hume
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balance of threat theory modified realism (as well as the neorealism of kenneth waltz) by separating power from threat. in balance of power theory, which had previously dominated realist analyses, states balance against others whose power (i.e., military capabilities) was rising—greater power was assumed to reflect offensive intentions. walt argues that this is not borne out by empirical evidence, and that balance of threat theory—in which states will not balance against those who are rising in power but do not display offensive intentions—gives a better account of the evidence. for instance, the united states was most powerful of the two superpowers during the cold war, but, contrary to the balance of power theory, more states (e.g., the nato nations) allied with it than with the soviet union because the united states displayed much less aggressive intentions toward them than did the soviet union.
balance of threat