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European Journal of Futures Research

Table 6 Internal strength and external relative power of potential blocs

From: A transforming international system and the three approaches to the security dilemma

 

Internal strength

External relative power

Results

Blocs

1

2

3

1

2

3

4

5

Internal

External

American

3

2

1

3

3

3

2

3

2

2,8

European

1

3

3

2

1

2

1

1

2,3

1,4

Russian

2

3

3

1

3

3

3

3

2,7

2,6

Arab

1

1

2

2

3

1

1

0

1,3

1,4

Indic

2

2

3

2

1

1

2

3

2,3

1,8

Chinese

2

3

3

2

2

3

2

3

2,7

2,4

Japanese

3

3

3

2

0

0

0

3

3

1

Latin American

2

2

3

3

3

0

2

2

2,3

2

  1. Key: Internal Strength: 1. Socio-cultural homogeneity, 2. Intra-regional economic interdependence (Free Trade Areas), 3. Geographic proximity; External Relative Power: 1. Existence of natural barriers, 2. Sufficient size, 3. Possession of nuclear weapons and second-strike capability, 4. Potential economic self-sufficiency, 5. Core state; Score: 0. No or negligible, 1. Weak, 2. Medium, 3. Strong.
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