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• The highlighted text refers to the United States being referred to as an "offshore balancer." This term is used because the United States has taken on the responsibility of balancing power in different regions of the world without having a direct presence in those regions. The United States has done this on four separate occasions in the twentieth century, which means that it has a history of being an offshore balan

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• Power distribution strongly shapes the behavior of states. Structural factors such as anarchy and the distribution of power are crucial for explaining international politics. Wealthy states with interdependent economies tend to avoid war, as they stand to become less prosperous if they fight each other

• Impact of Power Distribution on State Behavior and Levels of Fear: In a multipolar system with sharp power asymmetries, there is more fear among states. The configuration of power that generates the most fear is a multipolar system that contains a potential hegemon, while bipolarity produces the least amount of fear among great powers. Regional hegemons seek to prevent other great powers from gaining regional supremacy. For example, the United States played a key role in preventing imperial Japan, Wilhelmine Germany, Nazi Germany, and the Soviet Union from gaining regional dominance. [ 1 ] Power distribution strongly shapes the behavior of states. Structural factors such as anarchy and the distribution of power are crucial for explaining international politics. Wealthy states with interdependent economies tend to avoid war, as they stand to become less prosperous if they fight each other. [ 2 ] [ 1 ]

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• mpact of Power Distribution on State Behavior and Levels of Fear: In a multipolar system with sharp power asymmetries, there is more fear among states. The configuration of power that generates the most fear is a multipolar system that contains a potential hegemon, while bipolarity produces the least amount of fear among great powers. Regional hegemons seek to prevent other great powers from gaining regional supremacy. For example, the United States played a key role in preventing imperial Japan, Wilhelmine Germany, Nazi Germany, and the Soviet Union from gaining regional dominance. [ 1 ] Power distribution strongly shapes the behavior of states. Structural factors such as anarchy and the distribution of power are crucial for explaining international politics. Wealthy states with interdependent economies tend to avoid war, as they stand to become less prosperous if they fight each other. [ 2 ] [ 1 ]

• The highlighted text refers to the United States being referred to as an "offshore balancer." This term is used because the United States has taken on the responsibility of balancing power in different regions of the world without having a direct presence in those regions. The United States has done this on four separate occasions in the twentieth century, which means that it has a history of being an offshore balance

• e highlighted text refers to the United States being referred to as an "offshore balancer." This term is used because the United States has taken on the responsibility of balancing power in different regions of the world without having a direct presence in those regions. The United States has done this on four separate occasions in the twentieth century, which means that it has a history of being an offshore balancer.