Counterbalancing is a constraint to which any leading power must pay heed, for it has the potential to transform the ... As Christopher Layne observes, “[T]he concept of balancing expresses the idea of a counterweight, specifically, ...
International Relations and the Challenge of American Primacy Stephen G. Brooks, William C. Wohlforth ... 2005 ) ; and D. Michael Shafer , Deadly Paradigms : The Failure of Counterinsurgency Policy ( Princeton : Princeton University ...
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Rigorously researched and powerfully imagined, this is an indispensable guide to decision making in an environment shaped by new risks and opportunities.” —John Gray, School Professor of European Thought, London School of Economics ...
Shows how fragile the balance of nature has become, and discusses what needs to be done to reverse the destruction