National power of modern states: conceptualization, operationalization, methods of analysis, and rating

This article develops an understanding of various aspects of the concept of national power in political science and international studies. National power is understood primarily as a measurable ability of an actor to influence the behavior of other actors in politics. This influence can be exercised though various means. Authors continue the research initiated at MGIMO and continued at the Higher School of Economics, including the research within the framework of a consortium of these two universities for the joint implementation of the research project “Political Atlas of the Modern World 2.0”. The authors focus on the dynamics of national power of modern states in a comparative perspective for 1992-2020. A conceptualization of national power and operationalization of its parameters are proposed, as well as methods and tools to analyze and compare trajectories of change in the national power of states.