China, in short has the potential to be considerably more powerful than even the United States.

States care about relative wealth, because economic might is the foundation of military might.

Simply put, the most powerful state is the one that prevails in a dispute.

The most dangerous states in the international system are continental powers with large armies.

China, in short has the potential to be considerably more powerful than even the United States.

The German air offensives against British cities in World Wars I and II not only failed to coerce the United Kingdom to surrender, but Germany also lost both wars.

States have two kinds of power: latent power and military power.