http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/keyword/superpower Inquiries Journal provides undergraduate and graduate students around the world a platform for the wide dissemination of academic work over a range of core disciplines. en-us Fri, 17 Apr 2026 06:18:34 -0400 Fri, 17 Apr 2026 06:18:34 -0400 http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/1303/the-case-for-americas-continued-superpower-status By Dennis Shiraev - Is America really in decline as a global superpower? We examine current arguments for America's economic decline and argue that a purely economic analysis is insufficient for evaluating a country's status as a global superpower. Our comprehensive definition of superpower incorporates military strength, internal stability, and the global attractiveness of a state's culture and ideology that it presents to the rest of the world. America is the only state fitting of this comprehensive definition of a superpower in the 21st century, while all other states frequently cited as emerging global powers... Wed, 15 Apr 2009 12:00 EDT http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/1303/the-case-for-americas-continued-superpower-status http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/1094/a-new-red-peril-an-analysis-of-chinas-role-in-the-21st-century By Sarah Bradbury - The results of reform speak for themselves. In 1978, China’s share of world trade was half a percent. Within only years of entering the world economy, China’s economy has overtaken Japan’s and is predicted to be greater than the US’s within 20 years. It has witnessed real GDP growth rates of 8% and above since reforms were started, and during the period between 1990 and 1996 growth averaged 12.6%. Economists and the Chinese reformers have identified their huge dearth of potential in natural resources and man-power. Consequently, foreign investment is now flowing... Sat, 01 Jan 2000 12:00 EST http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/1094/a-new-red-peril-an-analysis-of-chinas-role-in-the-21st-century