Unipolar world of the USA-comparison to China
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- Created on: 15-12-15 19:09
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- Unipolar world of the USA
- Military spending
- Today the USA is more dominant than ever in terms of its military spending, with China being a distant second.
- $37 out of every $100 spent in the military is from the US.
- Includes military allies (e.g. NATO0 and bases (e.g. Guantanamo Bay, Cuba).
- US military technology
- Developing new technologies before competetors do
- F-22 Raptor:The USA has 190, at $150 mill. each. China and Russia are developing their own (Sukhol T50 and Chengdu J20) but the USA's even more advanced F-13 will enter service before either of these.
- Gerald R Ford class aircraft carriers:The USA is building 2 to replace the older Nimitz class carriers, of which it has 10. No other country has more than 1 equivalent, operational aircraft carrier.
- Combat drones:The USA may have 7000+ drones, some for surveillance and others for combat. Others are catching up, but drones allow the USA to extend its military reach without endangering its military personnel.
- Research: About $80 bn of the $680 bn USA annual military budget goes on research, development and testing. Same as Russia's entire military budget, and just less than half of China's.
- Developing new technologies before competetors do
- Economic superpower
- By 1900, the USA had taken over from Britian as the world's largest economy:
- By 1940, it was the world's largest manufacturer of industrial and consumer good.
- It produced the goods ad finance to help rebuild Europe after the devestation of WWII.
- The US $ was the World's major currency by 1950; 60% of all global bank reserves were held in $.
- The USA now produces over 25% of global GDP
- Military dominates global arms and defence spending.
- By 1900, the USA had taken over from Britian as the world's largest economy:
- USA's unipolar world VS China
- Despite China's very rapid economic growth since 1990, there is a strong argument in favour of the world being unipolar
- Terms like 'hyperpower' and 'hegemon' are used to describe the USA.
- One that can dominate over all nations in every sphere of activity- militarily, culturally economically, e=diplomatically.
- Counter- the 'messy' geopolitics in many parts of the world show that the USA's global authority has limits i.e.Afghanistan & Pakistan, North Korea, Israel and Palestine
- One that can dominate over all nations in every sphere of activity- militarily, culturally economically, e=diplomatically.
- Terms like 'hyperpower' and 'hegemon' are used to describe the USA.
- Economy: GDP per capita (2012)- China's was $9,100 and USA's $49,800.
- China has a surplus of $214bn (world's largest); USA has a debt of $ 487bn (world's largest)
- Top global brand (brand value, 2013)- USA= Apple's value is $ 185.1bn and China mobile's value is $55.4bn.
- Population (2013)- China's is 1.35bn and USA's is 316.7mill.
- GDP growth (2012)- China's is 7.8% and USA's is 2.2%
- Renewable energy production- China's share of renewables in the global primary energy supply is 15.6% and USA's is 4.2%
- Despite China's very rapid economic growth since 1990, there is a strong argument in favour of the world being unipolar
- Military spending
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