The Unipolar Moment

1990/01/01 by Charles Krauthammer · 881 citations
Decision Sciences · Physics and Astronomy · Social Sciences · #Classical mechanics #Educational Leadership and Practices #Electrical and Electromagnetic Research #Moment (physics) #Physics #Political science #Scientific Innovation and Industrial Efficiency

paper · doi:10.2307/20044692

published in Foreign Affairs 70(1), 23 (Council on Foreign Relations)

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