Round 5: Tossup 1

A book titled for these actors claims they are restricted by the “stopping power of water” and that they inspire others to engage in buck-passing and bandwagoning. The “tragedy” of politics defined by these actors titles a book by John Mearsheimer. Graham Allison argued that a threatened one of these states tends toward (-5[1])war due to the Thucydides trap. Joseph Nye described the diplomatic influence of these states as a concept’s “soft” form. (10[1])There is only one (10[1])of these states in a unipolar (10[2])international order. (10[1])China is often considered an “emerging” (10[1])one of these states, (10[1])threatening the United States’ (10[1])hegemony. For 10 points, name these states that dominate international affairs. ■END■ (10[1])

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