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political theory

[puh-lit-ik-uhl theer-ee] / pəˈlɪt ɪk əl ˈθɪər i /


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Trump also responded to a comment by Xi referring to the "Thucydides Trap," a political theory that war becomes more likely when a rising new power competes with an established great power.

From Barron's May 14, 2026

This is the sort of observation that makes Ms. Ypi, a professor of political theory at the London School of Economics, unpopular with many present-day Albanians.

From The Wall Street Journal Nov. 30, 2025

I base this not on any grand political theory but on how many times I stood next to members of Congress at urinals at DCA during my years living in D.C.

From Slate Nov. 7, 2025

Carl Schmitt, a German legal scholar, was a supporter of the Nazi Party who sought to justify Hitler's policies in his writings on legal and political theory.

From BBC May 30, 2025

This would be known in political theory as well as in practical government as nothing short of anarchy.

From Oriental Women by Pollard, Edward Bagby




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