Triple
T8805250
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Iraq, Vietnam, and the Limits of American Power |
E209512
|
entity |
| Predicate | focusesOn |
P31
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
limits of American power
The limits of American power refer to the political, military, economic, and moral constraints that prevent the United States from fully achieving its foreign policy objectives, even as a global superpower.
|
E758371
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (4 steps)
Every LLM step that produced this triple, in pipeline order — named-entity classification, the disambiguation choices (the exact options shown, with the pick highlighted), and the generated description. The batch + timestamp of each is in the Provenance table below.
NER
Named-entity recognition
gpt-5-mini
Instruction
Given a phrase, classify it is english named entity (e.g., persons, organizations, works of art) in Latin script, or not (e.g., literals, dates, URLs, verbose phrases). For disambiguation, the statement where the phrase occurs as object is also given. Please return a JSON object with `phrase` (string, the phrase being analyzed) and `is_ne` (boolean, indicating whether the phrase is a Named Entity).
Input
Phrase: limits of American power | Statement: [Iraq, Vietnam, and the Limits of American Power, focusesOn, limits of American power]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: limits of American power Context triple: [Iraq, Vietnam, and the Limits of American Power, focusesOn, limits of American power]
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A.
The Paradox of American Power
The Paradox of American Power is a book by political scientist Joseph S. Nye Jr. that analyzes the limits of U.S. dominance and argues for combining military strength with economic and soft power in a globalized world.
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B.
The American People and Foreign Policy
"The American People and Foreign Policy" is a seminal political science book by Gabriel A. Almond that analyzes how public opinion shapes and constrains U.S. foreign policy.
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C.
American Power and the New Mandarins
American Power and the New Mandarins is a 1969 collection of political essays by Noam Chomsky that sharply criticizes U.S. foreign policy and intellectual complicity in the Vietnam War.
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D.
Power and Interdependence
Power and Interdependence is a foundational work in international relations theory that develops the concept of complex interdependence to explain how international institutions, economic ties, and non-state actors shape global politics beyond traditional power politics.
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E.
In Defense of the National Interest
In Defense of the National Interest is a seminal work of realist international relations theory in which Hans Morgenthau critiques U.S. foreign policy and argues for a sober, power-based understanding of national interest.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NEDg
Description generation
gpt-5.1
Instruction
Generate a one-sentence description of the target entity. You are given a context triple in the form (subject, predicate, object), where the object is the target entity. # Instructions Use the triple to infer relevant information about the entity. Describe the entity based on what is most defining, well-known. Avoid repeating the information from the triple, unless really essential. # Response Format Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the target entity]"
Input
Entity: limits of American power Triple: [Iraq, Vietnam, and the Limits of American Power, focusesOn, limits of American power]
Generated description
The limits of American power refer to the political, military, economic, and moral constraints that prevent the United States from fully achieving its foreign policy objectives, even as a global superpower.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: limits of American power Target entity description: The limits of American power refer to the political, military, economic, and moral constraints that prevent the United States from fully achieving its foreign policy objectives, even as a global superpower.
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A.
The Paradox of American Power
The Paradox of American Power is a book by political scientist Joseph S. Nye Jr. that analyzes the limits of U.S. dominance and argues for combining military strength with economic and soft power in a globalized world.
-
B.
The American People and Foreign Policy
"The American People and Foreign Policy" is a seminal political science book by Gabriel A. Almond that analyzes how public opinion shapes and constrains U.S. foreign policy.
-
C.
American Power and the New Mandarins
American Power and the New Mandarins is a 1969 collection of political essays by Noam Chomsky that sharply criticizes U.S. foreign policy and intellectual complicity in the Vietnam War.
-
D.
Power and Interdependence
Power and Interdependence is a foundational work in international relations theory that develops the concept of complex interdependence to explain how international institutions, economic ties, and non-state actors shape global politics beyond traditional power politics.
-
E.
In Defense of the National Interest
In Defense of the National Interest is a seminal work of realist international relations theory in which Hans Morgenthau critiques U.S. foreign policy and argues for a sober, power-based understanding of national interest.
- F. None of above. chosen
Provenance (5 batches)
The batch behind each pipeline step, in order, with when it ran. Timestamps are batch-level — stages were processed in waves, so the object chain (NER → NED1 → NEDg → NED2) reads in order, but predicate / elicitation batches can sit in a different wave.
| Step | Stage | Batch ID | Status | When |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| creating | Elicitation | batch_69ca836320e48190b5cf585b90a322c4 |
completed | March 30, 2026, 2:06 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69cc5fd04eb88190acc4e085d82016c0 |
completed | March 31, 2026, 11:59 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69cf6f8e4eac819097470566d325b385 |
completed | April 3, 2026, 7:43 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69cf71aaa4b881908440302910c29248 |
completed | April 3, 2026, 7:52 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69cf7288d7748190999aa63bf8faf69f |
completed | April 3, 2026, 7:55 a.m. |
Created at: March 30, 2026, 6:44 p.m.