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From sea to space: The evolution of major and great power rivalries [Paper presentation]
The dynamics of major power rivalries have developed in tune with political and economic global system long-term developmental phases …
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All politics are orbital: two-level rivalry dynamics and the US-Soviet space race [Paper presentation]
Test of the popular notion that after the launch of the first Sputnik the Soviet Union and the U.S. engaged in a race to space, following previous patterns of competition between th e major power rivals.
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