2013_pocketbook. EU Donor Atlas 2011. European facts, trivia & statistics. Potential superpowers. The United States as the current superpower[1][2] and other political entities with the potential to become superpowers in the 21st century. China[edit] Barry Buzan asserted in 2004 that "China certainly presents the most promising all-round profile" of a potential superpower.[22] Buzan claimed that "China is currently the most fashionable potential superpower and the one whose degree of alienation from the dominant international society makes it the most obvious political challenger. " However, he noted this challenge is constrained by the major challenges of development and by the fact that its rise could trigger a counter coalition of states in Asia. Parag Khanna stated in 2008 that by making massive trade and investment deals with Latin America and Africa, China had established its presence as a superpower along with the European Union and the United States.
China's rise is demonstrated by its ballooning share of trade in its gross domestic product. Contrary views[edit] Robert J. EU position in world trade - Trade. EU position in world trade The EU is in prime position when it comes to global trade. The openness of our trade regime has meant that the EU is the biggest player on the global trading scene and remains a good region to do business with.
The EU has achieved a strong position by acting together with one voice on the global stage, rather than with 28 separate trade strategies. The EU is an attractive market to do business with We have 500 million consumers looking for quality goods We are the world's largest single market with transparent rules and regulations We have a secure legal investment framework that is amongst the most open in the world We are the most open market to developing countries in the world Europe has become deeply integrated into global markets.
Thanks to the ease of modern transport and communications, it is now easier to produce, buy and sell goods around the world which gives European companies of every size the potential to trade outside Europe. Why does it matter? Resources Futures | Chatham House. E View Project - IIEA - The Institute of International and European Affairs. The State of the European Union. The European Union is an economic and political partnership between 27 European countries that together cover a large part of the European continent. As the EU website explains: “It was created in the aftermath of the Second World War. The first steps were to foster economic cooperation: the idea being that countries who trade with one another become economically interdependent and so more likely to avoid conflict.
The result was the European Economic Community (EEC), created in 1958, and initially increasing economic cooperation between six countries: Belgium, Germany, France, Italy, Luxembourg and the Netherlands. Since then, a huge single market has been created and continues to develop towards its full potential. (click for larger version) Combining these two key indicators – population and GDP – explains the choice of colours that has been made in these maps. Some of the countries in the supposedly wealthier part of the EU benefit in relation to their national GDP.