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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 war due to the Thucydides (-5[1])trap. (10[1]-5[1])Joseph Nye (-5[1])described the diplomatic influence of these states (-5[1])as a (10[1])concept’s “soft” form. (10[1])There is only one of these states (10[1])in a unipolar international order. China is often considered an “emerging” (10[1])one (10[1])of these states, (10[3])threatening the United States’ hegemony. (10[1])For 10 points, name these states that dominate international affairs. (10[1])■END■ (10[1])

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