Short political studies essay

Running Head : Short political studies essay

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Introduction

The international systems are divided into three eras Classical Transitional and the Bi-polar international systems . The Classical and the Transitional international systems are sometimes referred to as the multi-polar system since they involved more than two states while the Bi-polar international system also known as the Cold War era involved two states which are United States of America (USA ) and the Soviet Union (USSR

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the differences between the Cold War or bipolar system and the multi-polar systems and to evaluate their stability

Discussion

There are several differences which can be observed between the Cold War era and Multi-polar system . This can be seen in terms of emulation flexibility and power balances

Emulation

During the period of Multi-polar system , states had to emulate the practices of the leading states for security reasons (Waltz , 1979 Failure to emulate other states made them more vulnerable to violence The states depended on each other to survive . By emulating other states they formed alliances and this led to improvements in the military and economic strengths . On the other hand , in the Bipolar system , since it involved two superpower states emulation by these states was not a necessity . The two states had strong military forces and in addition to that their economies were stable and growing and hence did not require assistance from other states . The states were independent of other states for...