Some strategic configurations change, others remain the same, while new patterns of strategic geometry appear, as the old forms dissolve--the explanations behind the shifting pattern of strategic geometry is what enables us to understand the transition from the Cold War era to the post Cold War. ... Though from this perspective, certain things stand out. ... "Normally triangles are not thought of as a stable form in social or political relationships nor as a stabilizing influence within a larger setting. ... Relationships among the three countries scarcely changed, apart from fluctuations in...

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