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.

Economic globalisation is the process by which the world's economy becomes more closely connected. This can lead to the greater transnational flow of goods, services and capital. Economic globalisation is doing more harm than good as it can leave the already rich even richer, while also leaving the poor behind. The poor do not reap the benefits of economic globalisation as much as the already rich do, and globalisation can be considered as an unbalanced system.

Liberals and realists have very different positions on security and the likelihood of conflict. Firstly they differ on the notion of power. Realists like Mearsheimer believe that the type of power that really matters is military power. If a nation cannot defend itself from potential adversaries, it will never feel safe. This is what they term the ‘security dilemma’, that is the constant accumulation of power to ward off potential aggressors.

In conclusion, it is evident that while the summit is the most significant step seen so far in solving climate change, the efforts are insufficient. This is largely due to capitalism being a priority over the environment and states are more concerned with short term success rather than focusing on long-term problems that may arise. While developments in green technology have proved effective, until this is accepted by a global majority, sufficient progress cannot be made.

In summary, for long the North has acted to exploit the South for its own benefit. Arguably the current era sees exploitation still much alive through various international institutions. However, the poverty of the South cannot be solely blamed to policies and actions of the North, whether current or historical, as it is largely also due to the policies and actions of the South. Moreover, the division due to policies of the North (FDI, globalisation etc.) are making the division increasingly obsolete.