Venice, aware of its major economic and military power, disliked competition from other maritime cities in the Adriatic.

All these factors made Portugal the world's major economic, military, and political power from the 15th century until the late 16th century.

Mexico is considered a regional power hence its presence in major economic groups such as the G8 5 and the G 20.

The region is a major exporter of hydroelectric power.

The Affluents will continue to be major global players, but as the Globalizers relative economic power rises, they will demand a greater role in international affairs.

But on the middle chessboard, economic power is already multi polar, with the US, Europe, Japan and China as the major players, and others gaining in importance.

On this basis, Japan s relative decline as a major economic power will continue, as its working age population will continue to shrink by about 1 per year.

Economic activities The Gulf Coast is a major center of economic activity.

But, again, despite it all, the country is experiencing rapid economic growth and has just implemented a major reform widely considered impossible until recently of the power sector.

Has Economic Power Replaced Military Might?

A major power shift in favor of society has taken place.

Economic resources can produce soft power behavior as well as hard military power.

FLORENCE Major economic crises are inevitably also structural milestones.

Energy dependence was a major source of economic vulnerability.

But is soft power enough for one of the world s major emerging countries?

Major economic and geopolitical concessions were offered to both suitors.

Moreover, China has become a major economic stakeholder in Afghanistan.

But this confuses economic competitiveness with military power.

As the efficacy of military power is reduced, so the importance of economic power grows.

But major power shifts within Asia are challenging the continent s own peace and stability.

The result was the end of Macedon as a major power in the Mediterranean.

But on the middle chessboard, economic power has already been multi polar for more than a decade, with the US, Europe, Japan, and China as the major players, and others gaining in importance.

This approach should favor China s global strategy, which is premised upon Xi s desire to build a new type of major power relationship between China and the US (the Chinese government prefers major power to great power, probably in order to highlight its stated renunciation of hegemonic ambition).

While military power remains important, it is a mistake for any country to discount the role of economic power and soft power.

In 1985 and 1998, Singapore was affected by, respectively, a major economic recession and the Asian economic crisis.

The creation of America as a major economic power, after all, was made possible by giant steel mills, integrated railway systems, and the mobilization of enormous energy reserves through such ventures as Standard Oil.

Globally, we must allow political and social power to establish their rightful place next to economic power.

China s massive arms build up shows that economic power without military power is only a temporary phenomenon.

Major shifts in events and power bring about new subjects for discussion and new interpretations.

Russia should be treated as a major power, which means consultations on important global issues.

(This loss of confidence then led to major shifts of power away from the Church.

Vigilance against a resurgence of major Power centrism in certain circles is also in order.

You know, it looks at economic power measured by GDP.

By contrast, Japan has remained a fully pacifist economic power.

Although China is growing fast, its economic power remains tiny.

Today, the country is a remarkable economic power the world s manufacturing workshop, its foremost financier, a leading investor across the globe from Africa to Latin America, and, increasingly, a major source of research and development.

The Sociaal Economische Raad (Social and Economic Council SER) is a major economic advisory council of the Dutch government.

Second, and more fundamentally, the US is a political military power in addition to being an economic power.

But America s real strength, more than its military and economic power, is its soft power, its moral authority.

As I argue in my new book The Future of Power, one of the major power shifts of the twenty first century is Asia revival.

The major sources and uses of power in the world today are softer, although not weaker.

Patchy Internet connections are a major hurdle, as are the frequent power outages that Libyans face.

These had the power to ratify the laws of the Major General Council and the Senate.

The major barrier is the region s great diversity in economic and institutional development.

Such a push could play a major role in jump starting economic growth.