Power Politics, What makes a strong State

What is Power and how does it apply to geography? According to P.J. Taylor (334) "Power is the ability to be successful in a conflict; this maybe overt through force or the threat of force; or covert through non decision-making or structural advantage". The term power will be used to discuss how the United States can be described as the most dominate hegemony of the past century. Power can also be defined or generalized into many characteristics that describe how a country functions geographically. Power is a major role in political influence. It affects the politics in foreign policy and many other foreign relations as well. Power can intimidate or provoke a country to act in a way they might not act. Power is a major asset that can bring a country to reach its potential. Power can also ruin a country. "Political institutions are the rules that regulate the exercise of power in societies and in the world. When power becomes institutionalized - that is, when rules for the use of power are widely accepted - the holders of power have authority. Without authority to justify it, the exercise of power becomes a test of the raw force that power holders are able to wield, in the face of widespre

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Approximate Pages = 10 (250 words per page double spaced)