Power and Developments
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- Created on: 03-03-21 11:55
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- Power and developments
- Types of global power
- Fundamental capabilities
- Diplomacy e.g. UK and EU leading soft powers
- Military strength e.g. army budget, global reach
- Economic capability e.g. influence in IMF and World Bank, levels of debt, GDP
- Cultural appeal e.g. English language spoken by 1 billion, Hollywood, 'McWorld'
- Population e.g. large population = power and influence but also creates problems
- Structural power e.g. UN and other IGOs
- Regional power e.g. EU, NAFTA, AU
- Research and development
- Natural resources e.g. Brazil
- Hard power
- Use of economic and military influence
- 'Carrot and stick' approach
- Only hard power can achieve some goals e.g. sanctioning terrorism
- Soft power
- Diplomacy e.g. UK and EU leading soft powers
- Use of diplomacy and international relations to exert influence
- UK soft power = English language, familiarity of British culture as a result of post-colonialism, involvement in Bretton Woods institutions
- In a world of complex interdependence, goals are better achieved through cooperation not conflict
- 'Smart' power
- Election of Obama 2008
- Fundamental capabilities
- Changing balance of global power
- Global balance of power since the end of the Cold War
- China predicted to become a 'global leader' by 2049
- Vast territory and population
- 'Thucydides Trap'
- China expected to overtake USA in terms of GDP & foreign direct investment by around 2020
- US debt to China 2017 $1 trillion
- Great powers
- Exert global influence. Towards the top of the hierarchical state system
- Significant military and economic power
- Most commonly associated with the major states in the pre-WW2 era
- Superpower
- Exhibits greater power than a great power
- Hegemon
- Emerging power
- BRICS nations
- Powerful modern economies
- Starting to be more assertive in the global governance institutions
- Global balance of power since the end of the Cold War
- Polarity
- Systems of government
- Types of global power
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