Balance of power
From Conservapedia
The balance of power was an equilibrium of power in Europe after Napoleon whereby aggression by one nation would be offset by the combined power of other nations. This balance of power prevented one nation from imposing its will on other nations.
Quotations
- North writes that historically there have been two ways to consolidate power: integration by empire, that is, by conquest as in the case of the Huns and Mongols; or by consent, as initially in the case of the US. Conquest attempts to break down the notion of balance of power between sovereign states while consent attempts to redefine issues and mutual identity at a global level. [1]
