1. The Future of the International System

2. 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

3. 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

4. Transformation

5. India 1991 Economic reforms
Usually second fastest growing large economy
Capitalist (government regulation)
Democracy
Rapid military growth
1.3 billion (2018)

6. Transformation

7. Russia Global ambition Or just a regional power? Economy
dependence on oil and gas