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Is power a zero – sum or variable game in international relations? Can zero – sum game explain the mixture of conflict and cooperation of the present dynamics of international relations?

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  • Key Concepts in International Relations

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Whether power is a fixed quantity that states divide or an expandable one that can grow for several at once divides realism from liberalism most sharply. The answer turns on which sense of power is meant: relative position is zero-sum, while capabilities and welfare are variable-sum. A purely zero-sum model therefore cannot account for today's…

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  • Power as a zero-sum game
  • Power as a variable-sum game
  • Can the zero-sum game explain today's mixture?
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