Centers of power

Centers of power are localized regions of the world where political, economic and cultural influence are dominant for a time, hence defining a particular era in a particular sphere of influence.

Power in international relations

Types	Economic Energy Food Hard National Power politics Realpolitik Smart Soft

Status	Emerging Small Middle Regional Great Super

Geopolitics	American Asian British Chinese Indian Pacific

History	List of ancient great powers List of medieval great powers List of modern great powers International relations of the Great Powers (1814–1919)

Theory	Balance of power European Center of power Hegemonic stability theory Philosophy of power Polarity Power projection Power transition theory Second Superpower Sphere of influence Superpower collapse Superpower disengagement

Studies	Composite Index of National Capability Comprehensive National Power

Organizations and groups by region or regions affected

Africa	African Union Union for the Mediterranean

Africa–Asia	Arab League Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf (GCC) Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC)

Americas	Mercosur North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Organization of American States (OAS) Union of South American Nations (Unasur)

Asia	Asia Cooperation Dialogue (ACD) Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) China–Japan–South Korea trilateral summits Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO) South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO)

Europe	Council of Europe (CE) European Union (EU)

Eurasia	Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO) Eurasian Economic Union (EaEU) Turkic Council

North America–Europe	North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)

Africa–Asia–Europe	Union for the Mediterranean

Africa–South America	South Atlantic Peace and Cooperation Zone

Pacific	Australia–New Zealand–United States Security Treaty (ANZUS) Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Melanesian Spearhead Group (MSG) Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) Polynesian Leaders Group (PLG)

Non-regional	Brazil–Russia–India–China–South Africa (BRICS) Commonwealth of Nations Colombia–Indonesia–Vietnam–Egypt–Turkey–South Africa (CIVETS) E7 E9 G4 G7 G8 G8+5 G20 G24 G77 India–Brazil–South Africa Dialogue Forum (IBSA) Mexico–Indonesia–Nigeria–Turkey (MINT) Next Eleven (N-11) Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) Uniting for Consensus

Global	United Nations (UN)

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