1. What is Peace?

2. North Korea & South Korea Relations

3. Pax Europaea

4. Egypt-Israel Peace Treaty

5. Peace & the Balance of Power

6. Defining the Theory
National security is strengthened when military capability is distributed so that no single state is strong enough to dominate all others
Realist theory
International order is anarchic
Primary goal of all actors is survival
Power is relative

7. When one state becomes too powerful….
That state will take advantage of its strength & attack weaker neighbors
Threatened states have incentive to join in defensive coalition

8. Balancing
1+ states take actions to equalize odds against more powerful states
Internal balancing: increase own resources/ military
External balancing: strengthening alliances to counter rising power
For further explanation….