Chapter 4. Power and Hierarchy in the International System

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“Measuring National Power”—conference Proceedings from the RAND Corporation on measuring national power.

Rank-order page on Countries’ Resource Data, from the CIA’s World Factbook on-line, useful for accessing information about population, size, GDP, and other national statistics impacting resources, power, and hierarchy.

The U.S. Geological Survey’s Water Resources web site. Water is a critical natural resource for any nation.