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International relations

the theory that states' relative power rises and falls along a cycle, and that critical turning points on it make major war more likely.

In international relations, power cycle theory refers to the theory that states' relative power rises and falls along a cycle, and that critical turning points on it make major war more likely. This meaning comes from Doran (1980) in American Political Science Review.[1]

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References

Doran, C. F., & Parsons, W. (1980). War and the Cycle of Relative Power. American Political Science Review, 74(4), 947-965. https://doi.org/10.2307/1954315

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