Counter-balancing [1] sucks, doesn't it? It's a totally predictable consequence of plays for hegemony. [1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Balancing_%28internati

Counter-balancing [1] sucks, doesn't it? It's a totally predictable consequence of plays for hegemony. [1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Balancing_%28international_relations%29 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Balancing_%28international_rela...