America is top of the table—and losing the dressing room
America still leads the soft-power rankings, but China is closing and allied approval is falling. Why reputation can no longer substitute for form.
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Did Brexit help Britain master globalisation — or retreat from it?
Britain remains the most globalised country in the league, but Brexit appears to have preserved an inherited advantage rather than creating the more outward-looking nation that was promised.
Why is Italy losing the battle to stay the world's number one cuisine?
Taste Atlas says Italy is still No.1, but Peru, Greece and China are closing fast in the global battle for cuisine power. How can food policy be part of Smart Power?
The League of Nations 2025: The World Cup Results
The world’s power league is reshuffling: China surges, the US stumbles, Europe strains, India accelerates, and the UK clings on. The data shows the era’s great crossovers—and the fight for the next hegemon.
How the Smart Power Index works
A weighted, data-driven model measures national power across seven dimensions, showing that balanced capabilities—not single strengths—shape global influence.
What is People Power?
People power is the talent pool of your grand strategy, embodying the quality, innovativeness, and education of your population. Just as a football team's success depends on the skill, fitness, and teamwork of its players, a state's ability to thrive.
What is Culture Power?
Culture power is the charisma and identity of your grand strategy, the intangible force that inspires loyalty, attracts allies, and shapes perceptions. In football, it's the equivalent of a club's brand—its history, values, and appeal to fans worldwide.
Who's winning and who's losing the League of Nations?
The new League of Nations season starts on December 1st. Choose your team, compare your rivals, see where you're losing, be part of the comeback! Go from player to manager, understand the smart power rules of success.....