Great Power Draft: Ranking the World's Leading Powers

In this episode of Global Tantrum, we’re indulging our love of sports metaphors once again by conducting a Great Power Draft. We rank countries based on various metrics such as demographics, military capacity, technological prowess, and economic strength. We agree that the United States and China are 1-2 — no big surprise — but the consensus breaks down from there, because measuring power is very much in the eye of the beholder!00:00 Introduction and Current Events01:40 Great Power Draft: Concept and Approach05:40 Analyzing the Top Great Powers22:14 Debating the Next Tier of Great Powers44:17 Debating South Korea's Power and Future46:45 Germany's Strengths and Weaknesses53:08 Comparing France and the UK57:44 Final Rankings and Honorable Mentions This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit globaltantrum.substack.com