Superpowers eq1 Flashcards
South China Sea players
- china
- trump
- vietnam
- japan
- IGOs
- UN
- NGOs
South china sea action
- militarisation with lsrge oil supplies and other countries have territorial claim
- US put warships in the area
- multilateral naval exercise (Komodo 2025 international conference)
South china sea futures
- regional conflict
- international conflict
- international negotiation
- tension
superpower
a state with a dominant position, which is characterised by its expensive ability to exert influence or project on a global scale eg usa
emerging power
potential superpowers of the future, growing power and status eg china
regional power
influential with the continent they are in eg mexico
USA - the worlds policeman
- American taxpayer paying considerable sum for US military to police the world
- made sense during cold war to fight soviety union
- military operations in Iraq have exacerberated prior decades of unnecesary military operations
UK defence budget
Increased in Feburary 2025 by 2.5% of their GDP, but Trump wants that figure to be higher
EPMCDR
What makes a superpower?
- economics
- politics
- military
- culture
- demographic
- resources
economics
high GDP, high levels of trade (including influence over global trade), home to TNCs, hard currency held in reserve by other countries
politics
permenant seat held on the UN security council, together with powerful allies, many multilateral aggreements
military
high expenditure, weaponry, personnel, including nuclear, coild command globe, intelligence networks, technology
culture
long standing tradition and rich cultural history, large influence on rest of world
demographic
significant percentage of global population attracts skilled migrants
resources
able to access all important resources including energy
