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soft balancing: a standalone construct

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International relations

non-military actions such as diplomacy and institutional maneuvering that states use to delay or constrain a dominant power.

In international relations, soft balancing refers to non-military actions such as diplomacy and institutional maneuvering that states use to delay or constrain a dominant power. This meaning comes from Pape (2005) in International Security.[1]

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References

Pape, R. A. (2005). Soft Balancing against the United States. International Security, 30(1), 7-45. https://doi.org/10.1162/0162288054894607

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