Bipolarity

For the psychological disorder, see Bipolar disorder. Bipolarity is a state of international politics in which two great powers largely determine the course of world events as they compete for territory and influence.

Examples

The United States and the Soviet Union during the Cold War

The United Kingdom and France from the reign of Elizabeth I to the Napoleonic Wars

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