The Architecture of Global Power

Describe the structure of the post-WWII international order: the UN, Bretton Woods institutions, and the alliance system.

Identify the key metrics used to assess a state's comprehensive national power (military, economic, technological, demographic).

Explain the concepts of unipolarity, bipolarity, and multipolarity and assess which best describes the current global system.

Explain the concept of spheres of influence and buffer states using historical and contemporary examples.

Analyze how nuclear deterrence shapes great power behavior and constrains direct military confrontation.