The United States remains the most powerful country in Asia, according to the latest edition of the Lowy Institute’s Asia Power Index. But its power has fallen to the lowest level since the inception ...

India has achieved 'major power' status, ranking third in Asia according to the Lowy Institute's Power Index. This rise is attributed to its growing economic and military strengths, notably boosted by ...

I think most POWER readers are familiar with financial indexes such as the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) and the S&P 500. These indices are widely reported on by news outlets and followed by ...

Women’s representation in politics globally continues to increase, albeit slowly, according to new data from CFR’s “Women’s Power Index,” an interactive tool first published in February 2020 that ...

This article appears in the April 2025 issue of The American Prospect magazine. Subscribe here. For the next four years, the nation’s capital will be the source of a lot of change but not much ...