Chapter 15 New Global Players in the Twenty- First Century Global Issue 3

Questions Who has power globally? Are there historical trends of global power? What are the cultures of global powers? Where are the global powers of the world? What are the political systems of the global powers? What are the economic systems of the global powers?

Global Powers 100 CE – Rome, Kushan, Han China, Axum, Maya 700 CE – Byzantine, Arab, Tang China, India, Axum, Ghana, Maya 1500 CE – Ming China, Delhi, Mamluk, France, Spain, Portugal, Britain, Mali, Songhay

Global Powers UN P5: permanent members of Security Council – PR China, France, Russia, UK, US Nuclear powers – PR China, France, Russia, UK, US, India, Pakistan, Israel OECD ( Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development) – 34 countries in Europe, North and South Americas, Asia- Pacific

Global Powers Group of 7 (G7) – France, Germany, Italy, Japan, UK, US, Canada Group of 8 (G8) – G7 plus Russia plus others ie EU, Brazil, China … Group of 20 (G20) – US, Canada, Mexico, Brazil, Argentina, South Africa, China, Japan, South Korea, India, Indonesia, Russia, EU, Germany, France, UK, Italy, Turkey, Saudi Arabia, Australia 90% World’s GDP, 80% trade, 66% population BRIC 2001, BRICS 2010 – Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa

Global Powers Issues – Future of G7 – Power of BRICS – Upcoming economies of Indonesia, Iran, Mexico, Turkey, Egypt, Philippines – Expansion of P5 – Nuclear Weapons Proliferation – Power of EU