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Hal Brands Thinks China is a Declining Power... Here's Why that's a Problem

Democracy Paradox

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The Peaking Power Trap and the 2014 War in Ukraine

Russia is one of the countries that would fit the definition of a peaking power. The country was growing significantly faster in economic terms than the world average for at least seven years. After 2008, the economic picture starts to erode and you start to see a turn toward more aggressive international behavior there.

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