Superpowers - Political and Military Power

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  • Superpowers - Political and Military Power
    • Trade Blocs and IGOs
      • rise of globalisation - it is rare for a country to hold much influence on their own, it is more common for countries to exert power through trade blocs and IGOs
        • EU and G20 - largest economies in the world
    • military power
      • historically, the no. of troops or ships in the military was the best indicator of a country's ability to attack others or defend itself
      • important to recognise that defence spending may reveal more than the size of the military
      • military technology is more important a country may not have the most soldiers but it may spend a significant amount of complex military equipment
      • nuclear - includes US, UK, Russia, France, China, India, Israel, Pakistan and N Korea

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