And on the other hand, obviously it will take many more years to recover from the economic fallout of the pandemic." However, China would find it hard to replace the U.S. and become the region’s uncontested dominant power. The country gained points in cultural and diplomatic influence due to favorable perceptions of its domestic response to the virus, with daily infections slowing to a trickle. Russia took hits to its diplomatic influence and military capability scores and performed best on resilience measures thanks to “ample resource security and well-established nuclear deterrence capability." The index measures power using 128 indicators including economic relations, defense spending, internal stability, information flows and projected future resources.

Source: Mint October 18, 2020 15:33 UTC