Suppose there are five states: A, B, C, D, and E. The power is distributed in the following manner: A = 20, B = 30, C = 5, D = 35, and E = 10. This implies that:
a. Multipolar systems are never stable, just as the bipolarity argument claims.
b. Bipolar systems are more stable than multipolar only if power is distributed exactly equally.
c. Bipolar systems are less stable than multipolar.
d. A multipolar system can be stable, contrary to the neorealist claim.
Ans: d
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