In your opinion which countries/group of countries do you think are the current poles of power in this newly emerging multipolar international system, and why. What countries do you think are minor poles, and why. I'll post my own opinion tommorow morning.
Kim Jong Il is small potatoes compared to what's on the horizon. This is true, but that doesn't change the problem of DPRK. For the PRC has had its problems with, what some have considered its proxy. Due to economic mismanagement DPRK has become a liability to the PRC. The PRC is constantly deal
As for the potential future threat of the "People's Republic" of China, I believe that as a pole in the multi-polar international system, that they are the single longest threat against the current dominance that we currently enjoy, and the most overlooked in our current view of international threats. As a growing power they are, understandably, seeking a position of regional dominance. They are doing this with the help of all the other poles
What both of you say hold some truths. But how you look at international relations/foreign affairs greatly influences how you look at the relations of nation-states. I myself am more of a realist, and see French/German lead EU opposition (or beginnings there of) as a natural reaction of a 'State' acting in their best interest to off balance the leading global power in a multi-polar system. If we weren't the top dog, they would work against
I am playing in campaign mode and am against gephart. His character continues to overspend, what I estimate as the amount that he currently posseses. If this is the case, how is it capable of doing this, and why? Is there any way to fix this?