The implication of game theory, which is also the implication of the third image, is, however, that the freedom of choice of any one state is limited by the actions of the others.

The most important causes of political arrangements and acts are found in the nature and behavior of man.

External pressure seems to produce internal unity.

War most often promotes the internal unity of each state involved. The state plagued by internal strife may then, instead of waiting for the accidental attack, seek the war that will bring internal peace.

Is it capitalism or states that must be destroyed in order to get peace, or must both be abolished?

States in the world are like individuals in the state of nature. They are neither perfectly good nor are they controlled by law.

No system of balance functions automatically.