What does multipolar mean?
Multipolar means (physics, biology) Having more than two poles..
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/mʌltiˈpəʊlə/ · adjective
(physics, biology) Having more than two poles..
If we are mainly concerned, on the contrary, with preventing any rapid escalation of the two-power arms competition between the United States and the Soviet Union, a shift toward a multi-polar world may appear preferable.
The first diagram reveals a multi-polar system, in which a plurality of forces and interests balance each other in precarious equilibrium.
Mr. Putin and his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping, like to claim that we now live in a multipolar world.
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Multipolar means (physics, biology) Having more than two poles..
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If we are mainly concerned, on the contrary, with preventing any rapid escalation of the two-power arms competition between the United States and the Soviet Union, a shift toward a multi-polar world may appear preferable.
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