This Monocle 24 podcast takes a look at the latest soft power index and cultural power of states.

Student contributed Bleta Januzi looks at a 30 mark Edexcel Power and Development question - whether China can now be viewed as a superpower.

There is good reason to think China's rise might be the most important development in world politics during the 21st century. America is now the dominant great power in the Asia-Pacific region, and it is often a jealous god. That raises the question: is a powerful China likely to clash with the United States? Moreover, can a rising China live peacefully with its neighbors, including Japan, India, and Vietnam? Mearsheimer will argue that, if China's economic growth continues, it will build much more powerful military forces than it now has and attempt to dominate Asia the way the United States dominates the Western Hemisphere.

ince the end of the Cold War in 1991, the US has been seen as the unipolar hegemon, but this has been called into question recently due to the US’ apparent hubristic approach that has given room for competitors, the rise of China and the rise of other global powers.