Before revision: The balance of threat (BoT) theory was proposed by Stephen M. Walt first in an article titled " Alliance Formation and the Balance of World Power"Walt, Stephen: Alliance Formation and the Balance of World Power published in the journal International Security in 1985 and 1985.
After revision: The balance of threat (BoT) theory was proposed by Stephen M. Walt first in his article Alliance Formation and the Balance of World Power"Walt, Stephen: Alliance Formation and the Balance of World Power published in the journal International Security in , 1985.