balance of power
idea that national security is enhanced when military capabilities are distributed so no state is strong enough to dominate
polarity
description of power in international relations; any of the various ways in which power is distributed within the international system; describes the nature of the international system at any given period of time
balance of terror
Cold War policy of tenuous peace
Balance of power (Parliament)
the power exercised by a minor political party whose support enables a minority government to obtain office
European balance of power
tenet in international relations
balancing
concept in international relations