Superpowers Flashcards
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Define Superpower
A nation with the means to project its power and influence anywhere in the world, and to be a dominant global force
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Define Hyperpower
An unchallenged superpower that is dominant in all aspects
of power
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Define Blue Water Navy
one which can deploy into the open ocean, with large ocean-going ships
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Define Green Water Navy
Maritime force that is designed to patrol littoral water
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Define Diplomacy
negotiation and decision-making that takes place between nations as part of international relations leading to international agreements and treaties
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Define Ideology
- set of beliefs, values and opinions held by many people in a society
- superpowers project their ideology onto others
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Define Emerging Superpower
nations whose economic, military and political influence is already large and is growing
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Define Regional Powers
Powers that influence other countries at a continental scale
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Superpowers and their problems
- China : weakened superpower due to lack of cultural and political influence
- EU : 27 member states don’t always act coherently + UK left thus weakening it as its 6th largest economy w/ permanent seat on UN security council and has nuclear power
- USA : if GDP measured on PPP bases , China’s PPP (28t) > USA (21t)in 2019
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Pillars of Power
- economic
- political
- military
- cultural
- demographic
- access to resources
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Economic Pillar
- prerequesite of power
- powerful economy = wealth to build + maintain other Pillars of Power
- High GDP = influence of global trade as high levels of trade
- Home to several TNCs
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Political Pillar
- ability to influence others diplomacy
- permanent seat on UN security council
- many multilateral agreements
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Military Pillar
- threat of military = powerful bargaining tool
- could command global military control
- unparalleled intelligence network
- Chinas army (2.3m) > USA army (1.5m) BUT USA military tech > china+russia tech as 12% annual military budget spent on research
