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International Interactions
Empirical and Theoretical Research in International Relations
Volume 1, 1974 - Issue 4
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Reaction to two perspectives, the present and the future

Pages 213-216 | Published online: 09 Jan 2008
 

Abstract

The author agrees with Alastair Buchan's position that the bipolarity of the two super powers is declining, but disagrees that relations between the United States and the USSR are stabilizing. The future of the international system is seen as determined by exponential growth in (1) the arms race, (2) economic development which is necessarily founded on a limited resource base, and (3) population. The only hope for stability in the world is seen as decreased nationalism, equalization of wealth among the peoples of the world, disarmament, and world government. Without these changes of direction, the predictions of the Limits of Growth are seen as all too likely to materialize.

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