SUPERPOWERS - indirect mechanisms of power
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- Created on: 18-04-18 13:15
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- Indirect mechanisms of power
- Political
- dominance of international decision making within UN, G7, WTO etc.
- influence can be disproportionate.
- Economic
- using trade blocs and trade deals to create economic alliances which created interdependence between like-minded countries.
- Cultural
- the use of global media (TV, film, music) arts, culture and global TNC brands to spread ideology and values to consumers.
- Military
- threat of large, powerful armed forces
- selective arms trading that provides weapons to key allies
- Cold War
- Between USA and USSR from 1945 to 1990, due to communism and USA trying to remove it.
- Military alliances (USA and NATO) (USSR and Warsaw Pact)
- foreign aid to 'buy' support from emerging nations
- support for corrupt developing nations in return for support for the superpower.
- Neo-colonialism
- a debt-aid relationship where developing countries are in debt to developed countries, but still depend on foreign-aid.
- poor terms of trade - developing countries export cheap goods (coffee, fruit) but still have to import expensive manufactured goods from developed countries.
- loss of most productive and bright people to migrate to developed countries when possible.
- China has been accused of Neo-colonial acts over Africa.
- Political
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