In a zero-sum game, the problem is entirely one of distribution, not at all one of production.
Kenneth WaltzStates in the world are like individuals in the state of nature. They are neither perfectly good nor are they controlled by law.
Kenneth WaltzAsking who won a given war, someone has said, is like asking who won the San Francisco earthquake. That in war there is no victory but only varying degrees of defeat is a proposition that has gained increasing acceptance in the twentieth century.
Kenneth Waltz