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23 Jul 2015
In light of Fareed Zakaria's comment following the UK's May 2015 election that the country was 'resigning' as a world power, this article looks at what it means to be a world power today. The author doesn’t believe that being a great power is based on having superior capabilities over others. Rather, the rise of China and India — and the UK’s continued relevance — suggest that this particular status is first established through norms and institutions, which then serve as the foundations for acquiring economic and/or military might.
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Author | Sunil Dasgupta |
Series | ISN Articles |
Publisher | International Relations and Security Network (ISN) |
Copyright | © 2015 International Relations and Security Network. Creative Commons - Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International. |