... unifying the Holy Roman Empire under Austrian, Habsburg, Catholic domination. Protestantism survived on the continent and in England. The State System Since Westphalia The state system took its modern form since 1648 and was fully established in Europe. Major states which came into being were The Spanish Empire Portuguese Empire Dutch Empire Swedish Empire French Empire English Empire After ... , revolution in the means of transport and communication. FROM WESTPHALIA TO UTRECHT An important concept to the state system was the principle of "dynastic legitimacy." A dynasty in the early mod...

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... between Waltz (defensive realism) and Mearsheimer (offensive realism) theory of international systems. Waltz argues that "despite the condition of anarchy, states will stop well short of hegemony if geography or technology or social organization favors the defense." On the other hand, Mearsheimer believes "the international system creates powerful incentives for states to look for opportunities at the expense of rivals, and ... world? To start, I would state my hypothesis in favor of unipolar structure because no one can deny that the U.S combination of quantitative and qualitative mate...

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