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DESCRIPTION:°Ä¿Í¾º²Ê\n\nDepartment of Political Science\n\nCo-spon
 sored by\n\nThe Project on International Security in the Globalization Era
  (ISGE)\n\nCanadian International Council (Montreal Branch)\n\n \n\nBook L
 aunch Invitation\n\nParagraphe Bookstore\n\n2220 °Ä¿Í¾º²Ê College Avenue\, M
 ontreal\, QC H3A 3P9\n\nThursday\, September 27\, 2018\, 5-7 pm\n\n\n	This 
 book examines the use of international institutions\, informal alignments 
 and economic instruments to constrain the power and threatening behavior o
 f dominant powers. Much of International Relations scholarship fails to ca
 pture the use of these non-military instruments for constraining superior 
 power. The book expands and tests soft balancing arguments to historical e
 ras (such as the Concert of Europe\, and the League of Nations during the 
 interwar period) and the emerging/resurging powers\, China and Russia whil
 e responding to criticisms aired against the concept and strategy. It seek
 s to explore: under what conditions do states resort to soft balancing (re
 lying on institutional and economic instruments) as opposed to hard balanc
 ing (relying on formal military alliances and intense arms buildups)? When
  do they combine both? What are the differences and similarities between t
 he 20th and 21st century cases of soft balancing? When do soft balancing e
 fforts elicit hostile reactions and when do they produce positive results?
  Finally\, what are the implications of soft balancing for the rise of new
  great powers and the international order\, especially conflict and cooper
 ation among them in the 21st century’s globalized world?\n\n \n\n \n
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LOCATION:CA\, QC\, Montreal\, H3A 3P9\, Paragraphe Bookstore\, 2220 °Ä¿Í¾º²Ê 
 College Avenue
SUMMARY:Book Launch: 'Restraining Great Powers: Soft Balancing from Empires
  to the Global Era' by T.V. Paul
URL:/politicalscience/channels/event/book-launch-restr
 aining-great-powers-soft-balancing-empires-global-era-tv-paul-289002
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