The Future of the International System
US Unipolar Power World’s largest economy World’s largest military 320 million people (2018) Rules of international system designed by the US Liberal-Democracy Democratic freedoms Free trade/open economics
China 1978 economic reforms World’s fastest growing economy State capitalism Deep government involvement Dictatorship Communist Party control Rapid military growth 1.4 billion (2018) Deng Xiaoping 1904-1997
Transformation
India 1991 Economic reforms Usually second fastest growing large economy Capitalist (government regulation) Democracy Rapid military growth 1.3 billion (2018)
Transformation
Russia Global ambition Or just a regional power? Economy dependence on oil and gas