Assess the extent to which current superpowers are being challenged by
the BRICs (12)
Plan:
Introduction – Define who the BRICs nations are and which superpowers
they challenge.
Para 1 – Introduce one of the BRICS nations and describe how they
challenge superpowers e.g. access to natural resources, media, culture
ect. Remember the prompt is asking you to assess - write about positive
and negative aspects.
Para 2 – Same as paragraph 1
Para 3 – Same as paragraph 1
Conclusion – In your opinion could the BRICs nations challenge current
superpowers i.e. the USA + explain why or why not.
The BRICs nations are a group of emerging economies including Brazil,
Russia, India and China which challenge the USA’s current superpower
status. The rise of the BRICs nations marks a shift towards a potentially
multi-polar world in the future.
Brazil challenges current superpowers as it has access to natural
resources like gold, diamonds and iron ore as well as the worlds largest
rainforest. This means that Brazil can use their natural resources to build
infrastructure and grow their economy. These resources can also be
exported to places like China which overtook the US as Brazil’s largest
trading partner with more than $56 billion in trade. However, Brazil has
become less politically stable in recent years resulting in cuts in spending
on social services leading to the inflation of public transport fares. This
means that Brazil has less economic power. This means that Brazil is not a
big threat to current superpowers as the economy is the base of the pillars
of superpower status.
Another country that challenges current superpower status is Russia which
has a vast oil supply. During Russia’s golden decade, the nations economy
grew at an average of 7%. This was mostly driven by the boom in oil
prices. This means that the profits made from oil exports could be used to
develop the other pillars of superpower status like military, resulting in
Russia potentially becoming a superpower. However, Russia’s dependence
on oil made its economy vulnerable during the 2008 global financial crisis
where oil prices dropped, destabilising the economy. This means that
the BRICs (12)
Plan:
Introduction – Define who the BRICs nations are and which superpowers
they challenge.
Para 1 – Introduce one of the BRICS nations and describe how they
challenge superpowers e.g. access to natural resources, media, culture
ect. Remember the prompt is asking you to assess - write about positive
and negative aspects.
Para 2 – Same as paragraph 1
Para 3 – Same as paragraph 1
Conclusion – In your opinion could the BRICs nations challenge current
superpowers i.e. the USA + explain why or why not.
The BRICs nations are a group of emerging economies including Brazil,
Russia, India and China which challenge the USA’s current superpower
status. The rise of the BRICs nations marks a shift towards a potentially
multi-polar world in the future.
Brazil challenges current superpowers as it has access to natural
resources like gold, diamonds and iron ore as well as the worlds largest
rainforest. This means that Brazil can use their natural resources to build
infrastructure and grow their economy. These resources can also be
exported to places like China which overtook the US as Brazil’s largest
trading partner with more than $56 billion in trade. However, Brazil has
become less politically stable in recent years resulting in cuts in spending
on social services leading to the inflation of public transport fares. This
means that Brazil has less economic power. This means that Brazil is not a
big threat to current superpowers as the economy is the base of the pillars
of superpower status.
Another country that challenges current superpower status is Russia which
has a vast oil supply. During Russia’s golden decade, the nations economy
grew at an average of 7%. This was mostly driven by the boom in oil
prices. This means that the profits made from oil exports could be used to
develop the other pillars of superpower status like military, resulting in
Russia potentially becoming a superpower. However, Russia’s dependence
on oil made its economy vulnerable during the 2008 global financial crisis
where oil prices dropped, destabilising the economy. This means that
