The most dangerous states in the international system are continental powers with large armies.

Important benefits often accrue to states that behave in an unexpected way.

A state's potential power is based on the size of its population and the level of its wealth.

Bandwagoning is a strategy for the weak.

In the anarchic world of international politics, it is better to be Godzilla than Bambi.

Offensive realism predicts that the United States will send its army across the Atlantic when there is a potential hegemon in Europe that the local great powers cannot contain by themselves.

The most dangerous states in the international system are continental powers with large armies.