What is the Power of the State in International Relations and is it Possible to Measure it in Principle (the modern context of the question)
Abstract
What is the Power of the State in International Relations and is it Possible to Measure it in Principle (the modern context of the question)
Incoming article date: 27.01.2022The article is devoted to one of the key issues of the theory of international relations and geopolitical science – the definition of the power of the state. At the same time, the state is considered as the main (structure-forming) element of the global geopolitical space. Starting from the fact of the real inequality of states in the system of international relations and ran-king them by weight and influence in world affairs, the author analyzes two main approaches to assessing the strength of the state: attributive and behavioral. The article distinguishes between the concepts of "the potential of the country" and «the power of the state»; justifies the need to use a more precise than the generally accepted concept – «the total power of the state» (TPS). The subject of special attention is the question of the possibility of measu-ring the TPS, in connection with which the factors that determine it are analyzed in detail. In this connection, the "tangible" (measurable) and «intangible» (immutable) factors of TPS are distinguished and their interrelation is considered. Based on these considerations, the author offers his own «formula» of the TPS.
Keywords: global geopolitical space, the state, ranking of states, the potential of the country, the power of the state, the total power of the state (TPS), components of the TPS, the measure-ment of power (as a problem), «tangible» (measurable) and «intangible»