T. V. Paul

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors argue that balance of power theory has become irrelevant to understanding state behavior in the post-Cold War international system dominated by the United States and argue that second-tier major powers such as China, France, and Russia have refrained from undertaking traditional hard balancing through the formation of alliances or arms buildups.

TL;DR: In this paper, India's quest for a major power role under Nehru: the formative grand strategy of a new state, 1947-1964 5. Strategy in hard times: the long march to building capabilities after Nehru, 1964-1990 6. After the Cold War: adaptation, persistence and assertion, 1991-2001 7.

TL;DR: In Power versus Prudence as discussed by the authors, the authors argue that a nation's national nuclear choices depend on specific regional security contexts: the non-great power states most likely to forgo nuclear weapons are those in zones of low and moderate conflict, while nations likely to acquire such capability tend to be in regions of high conflict and engaged in protracted conflicts and enduring rivalries, and the choice to forbear acquiring nuclear weapons is also a function of the extent of security interdependence that states experience with other states, both allies and adversaries.

TL;DR: In this article, T. V. Paul examined the strategic and political factors that influence a weaker state to initiate war against a more powerful adversary, concluding that the military superiority of the status quo power, coupled with a credible retaliatory threat, will prevent attack by challengers.

TL;DR: The authors examines the current position and future of balance-of-power dynamics in international politics and evaluates the challenges posed by subnational actors, such as terrorist groups, and weapons of mass destruction to international order.