What Is a Reason Why States May NOT Balance Against

question 80

Multiple Choice

What is a reason why states may NOT balance against other powerful states or alliances?

• A)Democracies do not care about power.
• B)International institutions are able to effectively constrain and punish belligerent states.
• C)A powerful state is not likely to start a war and is not a threat.
• D)Bandwagoning against an adversary can be less costly than trying to balance.
• E)Joining in an alliance is likely to make a state have less power while bargaining.

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