bipolar balance of power

(noun)

A distribution of power in which two states have the majority of economic, military, and cultural influence internationally or regionally. Often, spheres of influence would develop. For example, in the Cold War, most Western and democratic states would fall under the influence of the U.S., while most Communist states would fall under the influence of the USSR. After this, the two powers will normally maneuver for the support of the unclaimed areas.

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Examples of bipolar balance of power in the following topics:

  • Superpower Rivalry

    • World War II had served to enhance U.S. global power.
    • The division of the world along U.S.
    • These alliances implied that these two nations were part of a world organized into a bipolar balance of power, in contrast with a previously multipolar world .
    • The idea that the Cold War period revolved around only two blocs, or even only two nations, has been challenged by some scholars in the post-Cold War era, who have noted that the bipolar world only exists if one ignores all of the various movements and conflicts that occurred without influence from either of the two superpowers.
    • Evaluate the theory of a bipolar post-war world dominated by two superpowers, the United States and the Soviet Union

  • The Cold War Begins

    • These alliances implied that these two nations were part of a world organized into a bipolar balance of power, in contrast with a previously multipolar world.
    • In Allied-occupied Germany, the Soviet Union, United States, Britain and France established zones of occupation and a loose framework for four-power control.
    • Soviet occupation of Eastern bloc states was viewed with suspicion by Western powers, as they saw this occupation as a sign of Soviet willingness to use aggression to spread the ideology of communism.
    • The plan's aim was to rebuild the democratic and economic systems of Europe and to counter perceived threats to Europe's balance of power, such as communist parties seizing control through revolutions or elections.
    • The main Allied powers established zones of occupation in Germany after World War II.

  • The Balance of Power

  • Vestibulocochlear (VIII) Nerve

    • The vestibulocochlear nerve (cranial nerve VIII) carries information about hearing and balance.
    • It consists of the cochlear nerve that carries information about hearing, and the vestibular nerve that carries information about balance.
    • The vestibulocochlear nerve consists mostly of bipolar neurons and splits into two large divisions: the cochlear nerve and the vestibular nerve.
    • The vestibular ganglion houses the cell bodies of the bipolar neurons and extends processes to five sensory organs.
    • Three of these are the cristae, located in the ampullae of the semicircular canals.

  • Foreign Policy After the Cold War

    • The post-Cold War era saw optimism, and the balance of power shifted solely to the United States.
    • Bush organized a coalition of allied and Middle Eastern powers that successfully pushed back the invading forces, but stopped short of invading Iraq and capturing Hussein.
    • Bush used the term to try to define the nature of the post Cold War era, and the spirit of a great power cooperation they hoped might materialize .
    • Bush used the term to try to define the nature of the post Cold War era, and the spirit of a great power cooperation they hoped might materialize .
    • The big change during these years was a transition from a bipolar world to a multipolar world.

  • The Schizophrenia Spectrum

    • A person with this disorder has features of both schizophrenia and a mood disorder (either bipolar disorder or depression) but does not strictly meet the diagnostic criteria for either.
    • The bipolar subtype is distinguished by symptoms of mania, hypomania, or mixed episodes; the depressive subtype is distinguished by symptoms of depression only.
    • Mixed type: Delusions with characteristics of more than one of the above types but with no single predominant theme.
    • In the DSM-5, catatonia is not recognized as its own disorder but rather is listed as a symptom of other psychiatric conditions, such as schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, post-traumatic stress disorder, and depression.
    • This self-portrait of a person with schizophrenia represents their perception of a distorted experience of reality.

  • Development of Hearing and Balance

    • The human inner ear develops during week four of embryonic development from the auditory placode, a thickening of the ectoderm that gives rise to the bipolar neurons of the cochlear and vestibular ganglions.
    • They contain the sensory hair cells and otoliths of the macula of utricle and of the saccule, respectively, which respond to linear acceleration and the force of gravity.
    • The hair cells develop from the lateral and medial ridges of the cochlear duct, which together with the tectorial membrane make up the organ of Corti.
    • Disruption of maturation during this period can cause changes in normal balance and movement through space.
    • Describe the development of the inner ear for hearing and balance

  • Power

    • That is, the balance of power tips in her favor: she can threaten to fire an employee, reduce his salary, assign undesirable tasks, and so on.
    • Labor unions attempt to bring more balance into this relationship by forming large coalitions of employees who, by working together, can exert power of their own.
    • The use of power need not involve coercion, force or the threat of force.
    • Thus power has a connotation of unilateralism.
    • Labor unions attempt to bring more balance into the relationship between employers and employees by forming large coalitions of employees who, by working together, can exert power of their own.

  • Checking the Power of the Governing Party

    • The legislative branch can significantly affect the power of the governing party by employing a series of checks and balances.
    • The Democratic and Republican Parties can check the power of the governing party by holding seats in the legislative branch of the government.
    • The Senate has the power to consider presidential appointments of judges and executive department heads.
    • If one political party holds the executive branch of government then another political party can check the power of the executive branch by holding a majority of seats in the legislative branch .
    • Describe the relationship between the political parties and a system of checks and balances

  • Power

    • Often, the study of power in a society is referred to as "politics. "
    • The use of power need not involve coercion (force or the threat of force).
    • Because power operates both relationally and reciprocally, sociologists speak of the balance of power between parties to a relationship.
    • Sociologists usually analyze relationships in which the parties have relatively equal or nearly equal power in terms of constraint rather than of power.
    • Compare the positives and negatives associated with the use of power and how power operates in society