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: How quickly and intensely changes in one country affect another. For example, a sudden rise in oil prices immediately impacts all importing nations.

They provide a platform for rather than unilateral action. IV. Modern Challenges: The Virtual Age Power and Interdependence - Branislav L. Slantchev (UCSD) Power & Interdependence

In this framework, power is not just about who has the biggest army. It is about —the degree to which one party depends on another. Sensitivity vs. Vulnerability : How quickly and intensely changes in one

Power can be exercised by setting the (deciding what gets talked about) rather than just winning an argument. III. The Role of International Regimes It is about —the degree to which one

: Among modern, industrialised democracies, the cost of using force is high and its utility for solving economic or ecological problems is low. II. Power in an Interdependent World

: Beyond official state-to-state diplomacy, there are transgovernmental ties between bureaucrats and transnational links between corporations and NGOs.