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Superpowers. - Coggle Diagram
Superpowers.
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contested geography.
Russias western border
Russia hold a huge Global influence due to its former control and huge land mass. it has recently indicated it may like to join an IGO such as the EU or NATO.
Middle east
the middle east is a hotspot for fuel based TNCs s it is rich in oil that can be worth a lot of money. however it has bee cause of great conflict as the countries there cant afford the resources to really benefit from it. this has caused war and rivalries between countries.
Arctic oil and gas
The arctic has a huge proportion of the worlds untapped oil and gas supply which could be worth huge sums of money. however trying to get this fuel could cause huge damage to the environment. this would be through loosing habitats and increasing sea levels.
south and east china sea
China are on the verge of becoming the world next huge superpowers. however they have issues in the human rights of there workers and civilians furthermore they still dont have a great quality of life or a large cultural impact.
Unipolar, Bipolar and Multipolar.
Unipolar refers to, when in international politics, one state exercises the most military economic and military power.
examples of Unipolar leaders would include the British empire which ruled for over 135 years or the USA which are the only current superpower.
Bipolarity is a distribution of power in which two states have the majority of economic, military, and cultural influence internationally or regionally
a good example of a bipolar leader would be the USSR which lead the communist countries in the cold war.
Although the Soviet Union has fallen apart Russia has still got a huge influence over the rest of the world. especially over former soviet states.
Multipolarity is a distribution of power in which more than two nation-states have nearly equal amounts of military, cultural, and economic influence.
Multipolarity does not currently exist across superpowers but it is shown in some IGOs where countries of similar financial, military and cultural power share there influence.