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imperial overstretch: a standalone construct

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the thesis, from Kennedy, that great powers decline when their military commitments outgrow their economic base.

In history, imperial overstretch refers to the thesis, from Kennedy, that great powers decline when their military commitments outgrow their economic base. This meaning comes from Kennedy (1987) in The Rise and Fall of the Great Powers.[1]

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Kennedy, P. M. (1987). The Rise and Fall of the Great Powers. Random House. ISBN 9780394546742

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