Editing Hegemony and Power Transitions (section)

== <span style="color: #FFFFFF;">Analyzing</span> ==
{| class="wikitable"
|+ Unipolar vs. Bipolar vs. Multipolar
! System !! Number of Bosses !! Stability Level !! Example
|-
| Unipolar || 1 || High (One Boss = One Rule) || 1990-2010 (USA)
|-
| Bipolar || 2 || Moderate (Balance of Terror) || The Cold War (USA/USSR)
|-
| Multipolar || 3+ || Low (Chaos of Alliances) || Europe before WWI
|-
| Analogy || A 'Monarchy' || A 'Standoff' || A 'Bar Fight'
|}

'''The Concept of "Imperial Overstretch"''': Analyzing "The Cost of Being #1." Paul Kennedy argued that every Hegemon eventually "Spends itself to death." It has to "Pay for 800 military bases," "Protect every ocean," and "Support every ally." Eventually, the "Cost of the Empire" is bigger than the "Income of the Nation." This is the "Suicide of the Hegemon."
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