| ID | 106954 |
| Title Proper | Why unipolarity doesn't matter (much) |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Glaser, Charles L |
| Publication | 2011. |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | This article first argues that states have not balanced against US unipolar power because the potential balancers do not view the United States as a major threat, because they believe it has benign security-seeking motives, at least with regard to other major powers. This explanation runs counter to the Brooks-Wohlforth argument, which holds that states are not balancing because the magnitude of the United States' power advantage makes balancing essentially infeasible. The second part of the paper challenges the conventional wisdom on the benefits of unipolarity, arguing that the benefits the United States derives from unipolarity are generally overrated. More specifically, US security need not be significantly reduced by growth in China's economy that supports a return to bipolarity. |
| `In' analytical Note | Cambridge Review of International Affairs Vol. 24, No. 2; Jun 2011: p135-147 |
| Journal Source | Cambridge Review of International Affairs Vol. 24, No. 2; Jun 2011: p135-147 |
| Key Words | Unipolarity ; Unipolar ; Brooks-Wohlforth ; Foreign Policy ; Counter-terrorism ; Counter-proliferation |