Section F5. Comparison of Superpowers/ Permanent Members of UNSC: Military Backup and Military Risk, 2025 Global Survival Rank (GSR) by Dr. Ziva Rozen-Bakher

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Section F5. Comparison of Superpowers/Permanent Members of UNSC: Military Backup and Military Risk, 2025 Global Survival Rank (GSR) by Dr. Ziva Rozen-Bakher

Please see Section D6.14 Methodology Note XIV: Explanation about the Comparison of Superpowers/Permanent Members of UNSC in Section F5.

 

Section F5 - List of Contents

Section F5. Comparison of Superpowers/Permanent Members of UNSC: Military Backup and Military Risk, 2025 Global Survival Rank (GSR) by Dr. Ziva Rozen-Bakher

  • Section F5.1 Comparison of Superpowers/Permanent Members of UNSC, sorted by 2025 Global Survival Rank (GSR)

  • Section F5.2 Comparison of Superpowers/Permanent Members of UNSC: Layer I - Military Backup via Military Defence Alliances

    • Section F5.2.1 Layer I - ‘Alliance Level’: Military Backup via Military Defence Alliances

    • Section F5.2.2 Layer I - ‘List of Countries Level’: Military Backup via Military Defence Alliances

  • Section F5.3 Comparison of Superpowers/Permanent Members of UNSC: Layer II - Military Risk of Military Defence Alliances, Colonies, and Territories

    • Section F5.3.1 Layer II - ‘Alliance Level’: Military Risk of Military Defence Alliances, Colonies, and Territories

    • Section F5.3.2 Layer II - ‘List of Countries Level’: Military Risk of Military Defence Alliances, Colonies, and Territories

  • Section F5.4 Comparison of Superpowers/Permanent Members of UNSC: Layer III - Military Risk of Military Defence Alliances, Colonies, Territories, and Foreign Military Presence in Host Countries

    • Section F5.4.1 Layer III - ‘Alliance Level’: Military Risk of Military Defence Alliances, Colonies, Territories, and Foreign Military Presence in Host Countries

    • Section F5.4.2 Layer III - ‘List of Countries Level’: Military Risk of Military Defence Alliances, Colonies, Territories, and Foreign Military Presence in Host Countries

  • Section F5.5 Comparison of Superpowers/Permanent Members of UNSC: Comparison of Layer I (Military Backup via Military Defence Alliances) vs. Layer II (Military Risk of Military Defence Alliances, Colonies, and Territories) vs. Layer III ( Military Risk of Military Defence Alliances, Colonies, Territories, and Foreign Military Presence in Host Countries)

    • Section F5.5.1 Comparison of Layers I, II, III - ‘Alliance Level’: Military Backup and Military Risk

    • Section F5.5.2 Comparison of Layers I, II, III - ‘List of Countries Level’: Military Backup and Military Risk

 

Section F5.1 Comparison of Superpowers/Permanent Members of UNSC, sorted by 2025 Global Survival Rank (GSR)

Map 61. Superpowers/Permanent Members of UNSC

Chart 124. Each Superpower/Permanent Member of UNSC by the 2025 Global Survival Rank (GSR)

Table 165. List of Superpowers/Permanent Members of UNSC: Geopolitical Position, sorted by 2025 Global Survival Rank (GSR)

Table 166. List of Superpowers/Permanent Members of UNSC: Global Survival Rank Indicators (R1-R7), sorted by 2025 Global Survival Rank (GSR)

Table 167. List of Superpowers/Permanent Members of UNSC: Global Survival Rank Indicators (R1-R7), sorted by Total of Each GSR Indicator (R1-R7) (Higher to Lower)

 

Section F5.2 Comparison of Superpowers/Permanent Members of UNSC: Layer I - Military Backup via Military Defence Alliances

Section F5.2.1 Layer I - ‘Alliance Level’: Military Backup via Military Defence Alliances

Chart 125. Comparison of Layer I - ‘Alliance Level’: Military Backup via Military Defence Alliances - Total MMDTs and BMDTs of Each Superpower/Permanent Members of UNSC by Average of 2025 Global Survival Rank (GSR)

Table 168. Comparison of Layer I - ‘Alliance Level’: Military Backup via Military Defence Alliances - Total MMDTs and BMDTs of Each Superpower/Permanent Members of UNSC, sorted by Average of 2025 Global Survival Rank (GSR)

 

Section F5.2.2 Layer I - ‘List of Countries Level’: Military Backup via Military Defence Alliances

Chart 126. Comparison of Layer I - ‘List of Countries Level’: Military Backup via Military Defence Alliances - Total Countries Included in MMDTs and BMDTs of Each Superpower/Permanent Members of UNSC by Average of 2025 Global Survival Rank (GSR)

Table 169. Comparison of Layer I - ‘List of Countries Level’: Military Backup via Military Defence Alliances - List of Countries Included in MMDTs and BMDTs of Each Superpower/Permanent Members of UNSC, sorted by Average of 2025 Global Survival Rank (GSR)

China

Russia

USA

France

UK

 

Section F5.3 Comparison of Superpowers/Permanent Members of UNSC: Layer II - Military Risk of Military Defence Alliances, Colonies, and Territories

Section F5.3.1 Layer II - ‘Alliance Level’: Military Risk of Military Defence Alliances, Colonies, and Territories

Chart 127. Comparison of Layer II - ‘Alliance Level’: Military Risk of Military Defence Alliances, Colonies, and Territories - Total MMDTs, BMDTs, Colonies, and Territories of Each Superpower/Permanent Members of UNSC by Average of 2025 Global Survival Rank (GSR) 

Table 170. Comparison of Layer II - ‘Alliance Level’: Military Risk of Military Defence Alliances, Colonies, and Territories - Total MMDTs, BMDTs, Colonies, and Territories of Each Superpower/Permanent Members of UNSC, sorted by Average of 2025 Global Survival Rank (GSR) 

 

Section F5.3.2 Layer II - ‘List of Countries Level’: Military Risk of Military Defence Alliances, Colonies, and Territories

Chart 128. Comparison of Layer II - ‘List of Countries Level’: Military Risk of Military Defence Alliances, Colonies, and Territories - Total Countries Included in MMDTs, BMDTs, Colonies, and Territories of Each Superpower/Permanent Members of UNSC by Average of 2025 Global Survival Rank (GSR) 

Table 171. Comparison of Layer II - ‘List of Countries Level’: Military Risk of Military Defence Alliances, Colonies, and Territories - List of Countries Included in MMDTs, BMDTs, Colonies, and Territories of Each Superpower/Permanent Members of UNSC, sorted by Average of 2025 Global Survival Rank (GSR) 

Russia

China

USA

France

UK

 

Section F5.4 Comparison of Superpowers/Permanent Members of UNSC: Layer III - Military Risk due to Military Defence Alliances, Colonies, Territories, and Foreign Military Presence in Host Countries 

Section F5.4.1 Layer III - ‘Alliance Level’: Military Risk of Military Defence Alliances, Colonies, Territories, and Foreign Military Presence in Host Countries 

Chart 129. Comparison of  Layer III - ‘Alliance Level’: Military Risk of Military Defence Alliances, Colonies, Territories, and Foreign Military Presence - Total MMDTs, BMDTs, Colonies, Territories, and Foreign Military Presence of Each Superpower/Permanent Members of UNSC by Average of 2025 Global Survival Rank (GSR) 

Table 172. Comparison of  Layer III - ‘Alliance Level’: Military Risk of Military Defence Alliances, Colonies, Territories, and Foreign Military Presence - Total MMDTs, BMDTs, Colonies, Territories, and Foreign Military Presence of Each Superpower/Permanent Members of UNSC, sorted by Average of 2025 Global Survival Rank (GSR) 

 

Section F5.4.2 Layer III - ‘List of Countries Level’: Military Risk of Military Defence Alliances, Colonies, Territories, and Foreign Military Presence in Host Countries 

Chart 130. Comparison of  Layer III -‘List of Countries Level’: Military Risk of Military Defence Alliances, Colonies, Territories, and Foreign Military Presence - Total Countries Included in MMDTs, BMDTs, Colonies, Territories, and Foreign Military Presence of Each Superpower/Permanent Members of UNSC by Average of 2025 Global Survival Rank (GSR) 

Table 173. Comparison of  Layer III -‘List of Countries Level’: Military Risk of Military Defence Alliances, Colonies, Territories, and Foreign Military Presence - List of Countries Included in MMDTs, BMDTs, Colonies, Territories, and Foreign Military Presence of Each Superpower/Permanent Members of UNSC, sorted by Average of 2025 Global Survival Rank (GSR) 

Russia

China

France

USA

UK

 

Section F5.5 Comparison of Superpowers/Permanent Members of UNSC: Comparison of Layer I (Military Backup via Military Defence Alliances) vs. Layer II (Military Risk of Military Defence Alliances, Colonies, and Territories) vs. Layer III (Military Risk of Military Defence Alliances, Colonies, Territories, and Foreign Military Presence in Host Countries)

Section F5.5.1 Comparison of Layers I, II, III - ‘Alliance Level’: Military Backup and Military Risk

Chart 131. Military Backup and Military Risk: Comparison of Layers I, II, III per Each Superpower/Permanent Member of UNSC at ‘Alliance Level’ by Average of 2025 Global Survival Rank (GSR)

Table 174. Comparison of Superpowers/Permanent Members of UNSC at Each Layer (Layers I, II, III) - ‘Alliance Level’, sorted by Average of 2025 Global Survival Rank (GSR) at Each Layer

Section F5.5.2 Comparison of Layers I, II, III - ‘List of Countries Level’: Military Backup and Military Risk

Chart 132. Military Backup and Military Risk: Comparison of Layers I, II, III per Each Superpower/Permanent Member of UNSC at ‘List of Countries Level’ by Average of 2025 Global Survival Rank (GSR)

Table 175. Comparison of Superpowers/Permanent Members of UNSC at Each Layer (Layers I, II, III) - ‘List of Countries Level’, sorted by Average of 2025 Global Survival Rank (GSR) at Each Layer

Dr. Ziva Rozen-Bakher

Dr. Ziva Rozen-Bakher - A Researcher in International Relations with a Focus on Security, Political and Economic Risks for Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) and International Trade

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