What is meant by ‘emerging superpowers? Who they? Threat?

• emerging superpower


  A country that is speculated to be or in the process of becoming a superpower at some point in the 21st centry
• BRICS

  Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa
• MINT


  Mexico, Indonesia, Nigeria, Turkey
• CIVET

  Cambodia, Indonesia, Venezuela, Egypt, Turkey
• bRic- strengths

  9th largest economy

  large cultural tourist industry

  natural resources
• bRic - weaknesses

  reduction in military influence since 1991

  ageing and declining population

  dependent on oil and gas
• bRic - opportunities 


  spare space in country
• bRic - threats

  manufacturing has halved after 1991

  aminosity created by recent conflict with Ukraine

  few people control large proportion of Russias wealth
• brIc - strengths

  education

  largest democracy

  youthful population

  IT and software

  world richest biodiversity
• brIc - weaknesses

  water and energy supply

  poverty

  infrastructure

  pollution
• brIc - opportunities

  military assets

  urbanisation

  huge domestic market
• brIc - threats

  regional tensions (Pakistan)

  resource/ food crisis

  large debts, reduced value of rupee