The relative stability of the system is... largely determined by its capacity to adjust to the demands of the actors affected by changing political and environmental conditions. (Robert Gilpin)

The relative stability of the system is... largely determined by its capacity to adjust to the demands of the actors affected by changing political and environmental conditions.

Robert Gilpin

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