The Balance Of Power Theory

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that they must
build up power and form alliances. Throughout history we can see the B.O.P.
concept in action. The clearest example of the B.O.P. concept can be found in
the Cold War. In the Cold War the two superpowers the U.S. and the U.S.S.R.
held a stable world balance between them. Both states sought to deter
domination by the other through a build up of arms and through the creation of
strong alliance systems. Under the B.O.P. theory the logic of the Cold War
stratagies and alliances seems apparent, with the best method of security being
strength.
In an ideal system of B.O.P. all states would 1. act in relatively the
same fashion and 2. would make decisions as individual structures. However it
can be seen that in the real world the system is composed of of various types of
states. States can vary in their types of regimes and in their level of
internal stability. States goals vary depending on these factors and hence all
states will not make similar ...

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