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Damn, Alan, that's some really good reasoning you made there. There is alot of material written by a lot of respected scholars on this stuff. I think "balance of power" is the phrase used. The sole superpower status can cause asymetrical power issues and breeds resentment by others. Especially if other powers think the sole superpower is not prime. Once any weakness is detected, they will exert more effort to "balance" - balance does not mean only military - there are other ways - alliances, trade, etc.
Something like that I think.
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