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This chapter discusses the issues pertaining to alliances in conflict and the warfare, and the nature of the balance of power. These problems had already become apparent before the pandemic of the COVID-19, but this pandemic has caused an accelerated intensification of confrontational structures. Moreover, military allies between the EU and the USA are keeping each distance, while the military alliance between Japan and the USA has been becoming closer. On the contrary, multilateral trade and military cooperation with China (e.g., Russia, North Korea, etc.) have further complicated the international situation. And since the decline in the functioning of the United Nations has already been pointed out, it is likely that a new international relationship will be redefined and restructured in a new era. In this context, it can be saidthat thebalance of power perspective and the significance of the balancer are also growing.

From the perspective of the principle of distribution of sacrifice, it will be caused by the mutual dynamics of power structures and its fluctuations. It will be shown that the essence of all wars and conflict resolution, including an examination of mathematical model, has only the meaning of rivalry interactions to impose sacrifices.

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Shibuya, K. (2022). On Balance of Power. In: The Rise of Artificial Intelligence and Big Data in Pandemic Society. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-19-0950-4_11

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