Figure 8 Model of International Relations; Program research project rept

摘要

The 20th century is described within a model of international relations using power scales to define the conditions of the international system. These power scales are circumscribed by political informational military and economic definitions. Models improve our understanding of empirical phenomena instilling discipline in our thinking. The Figure 8 Model is presented first in a Cartesian format and then in geometrical form. This model is an intuitive idea based on a particular reading of history rather than a new international relations theory. The cyclical nature of the model has predictive utility for the strategic decision making process of the 21st Century.