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Описание: From the Cold War standoff to today’s multipolar world, this video reveals how global military power has shifted over 75 years of modern history. Using data from the Composite Index of National Capability (CINC), SIPRI military expenditure, and Global Firepower (GFP), we chart the rise, decline, and return of the world’s strongest militaries from 1950 through 2026, year by year, top ten only.

This period captures the defining moments of modern geopolitics. The bipolar dominance of the United States and the Soviet Union, the collapse of the USSR, the unipolar moment of the 1990s, the War on Terror, and the return of great-power competition in the 2020s.

About the Data
The CINC score measures each state’s share of global population, energy consumption, industrial output, and military resources. A CINC of 1.0 would mean one country controls 100 percent of global capability, an impossible “perfect power” scenario.

In reality, no country has ever exceeded a CINC score of 0.4. The United States reached its historical peak around 1945, immediately after World War II, when it accounted for nearly half of the world’s industrial and military capacity. From 1950 onward, that dominance gradually declined as other powers recovered, rearmed, and industrialized.

From 2017 onward, we incorporate SIPRI military spending figures in billions of dollars and align the ranking order with Global Firepower to reflect modern force structure, technology, and readiness. By the mid-2020s, the United States remains the world’s largest military spender, followed by China, with Russia, India, Saudi Arabia, the United Kingdom, Japan, France, and Australia forming the next tier. Ukraine enters the Top 10 during the 2022–2025 period, reflecting full wartime mobilization and external support.

Incidents That Shaped the Numbers
1950–1953 (Korean War): Massive US and Soviet mobilization reinforced Cold War dominance and locked in a bipolar military order.
1947–1991 (Cold War): Sustained arms races, nuclear stockpiles, and proxy wars defined global rankings for over four decades.
1991 (Collapse of the Soviet Union): Russia’s inherited military capacity declined sharply, ending the bipolar era almost overnight.
2001–2011 (War on Terror): US defense spending surged following 9/11, widening the gap between the US and the rest of the world.
2008 (Global Financial Crisis): Many countries reduced or slowed military investment, while China continued steady expansion.
2014 onward (Ukraine conflict): Russia increased defense spending, prompting NATO members to reverse years of underinvestment.
2022–2026 (Russia–Ukraine War): Europe rearmed at scale, and Ukraine entered the Top 10 in military spending for the first time in history.

China’s Rise
Perhaps the most important long-term shift shown in this visualization is the rise of China. In 1950, China’s military capability lagged far behind the major powers. Economic reforms from the late 1970s unlocked decades of growth, and by the early 2000s China entered the global Top 3.

By the mid-2020s, China fields the world’s second-largest defense budget alongside rapidly advancing capabilities, including hypersonic missiles, fifth-generation aircraft, blue-water naval forces, and large-scale unmanned systems. Its rise marks the first sustained challenge to US military dominance since the Cold War.

Why It Matters
This visualization captures the modern arc of military power. From Cold War superpowers to regional conflicts and today’s renewed great-power competition, it shows how wars, economic growth, political collapse, and technological change reshape global rankings.

By 2026, the United States remains number one, but the gap has narrowed. China continues to rise, Russia remains a major military actor despite economic constraints, and middle powers such as India, Saudi Arabia, Japan, and Ukraine play increasingly important roles in shaping the global balance.

This is not just a ranking. It is a visual history of how power moves in the modern world.

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