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    The document discusses strategies that states and the international community can employ to maintain the balance of power globally. It outlines several approaches such as preserving national sovereignty, containing conflicts, limited retaliation in response to attacks, forming strong military alliances, promoting robust trade, and maintaining transparency in diplomacy. The overall balance of power is difficult to define and depends on a variety of methods rather than any single agreed-upon approach.

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    The document discusses strategies that states and the international community can employ to maintain the balance of power globally. It outlines several approaches such as preserving national sovereignty, containing conflicts, limited retaliation in response to attacks, forming strong military alliances, promoting robust trade, and maintaining transparency in diplomacy. The overall balance of power is difficult to define and depends on a variety of methods rather than any single agreed-upon approach.

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    How Is The Balance of Power Maintained?

    Just as there is no single, agreed-upon definition of the theory, there is no one,


    agreed-upon method for balancing power. At best, there is a collection of strategies
    states can employ to ensure they don’t become vulnerable and another collection of
    strategies the international community can employ to maintain equilibrium between
    the world’s many nations and interests. A few of these strategies include:

     Preservation of National Sovereignty


    After World War II, many policy experts recognized the extreme danger of permitting
    one state to invade and control another state. Those who believe in the balance of
    power theory believe nations should never violate other nation’s sovereignty,
    although nations can divide into smaller nations, if that is the will of its people.
     Contained Conflicts
    When conflicts do erupt, power is best balanced by containing/stopping that conflict
    and ensuring it doesn’t spread. This was one of the driving rationales behind the
    UN’s involvement in the Korean War, the United States’s involvement in Vietnam,
    and the more recent international involvements in Libya and Syria.
     Limited Retaliation
    Nations who are attacked by other nations should retaliate only to the extent
    necessary to preserve their own sovereignty and safety. To preserve the balance of
    power, the retaliating nation should not seize land or resources.
     Strong Military Alliances
    Because some large nations desire all the power, nations must form military
    alliances to prevent international aggression. In particular, stronger nations need to
    ally with weaker nations to keep those nations from becoming a target of other
    strong nations. If an aggressive nation cannot easily expand by taking over weaker
    nations, it can be more easily kept in check.
     Robust Trade
    Studies have shown that nations that trade together are less prone to engaging in
    the kinds of disputes that lead to military conflict. 3 This is most likely because trade
    interlinks economies, making conflict between trading partners costly for both
    parties. As such, mutually beneficial trade agreements can be a useful tool in
    preserving the balance of power.
     Transparency
    Diplomacy is perhaps the most vital tool in avoiding conflict and keeping world
    powers balanced. While a lot goes into diplomacy, one increasingly important factor
    is transparency. In a high-tech world, information travels quickly and secrets are
    difficult to keep. To avoid misunderstandings, nations—and international
    corporations, which often influence the balance of power—must remain as
    transparent as possible about their actions and objectives.

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