# data[].attributes.body
United States ($600.4 billion) The United States population, according to the 2012 census, was 313.9 million people. That means the country spends roughly $2,000 per person on defense. (more than the next 7 countries combined)

# data[].attributes.body
Fragile states have governments that either lack the capability or are unwilling to improve levels of peace, poverty, development and human rights within their borders. Such fragile environments creates a breeding ground for conflict to manifest itself. Fragile states also lack legitimacy at an international level. According to the 2016 fragile state index, the 6 most fragile states are Somalia, South Sudan, Central African Republic, Sudan, Yemen, Syria, Chad and the DRC.

# data[].attributes.body
"The less we spend on Pentagon contractors that profit from fear and conflict, the more we can spend on priorities like education, climate change and infrastructure to move our country forward into the 21st first century. It’s time we joined the rest of the world."

# data[].attributes.body
Emerging powers such as China, Brazil, India, Mexico, and South Africa, whose absence from the G8 was often noted, all belong to the G20.

# data[].attributes.body
Many analysts believe the power and prestige of the Group of Twenty (G20), a forum of finance ministers and central bank governors from nineteen of the world's largest countries plus the European Union, has surpassed that of the G7.

# data[].attributes.body
The G20 is an international forum made up of governments and central bank governors from 20 major economies. Membership includes 19 sovereign states and the European Union -- representing approximately 66% of the world's population.

The Group was founded in 1999 with the aim of studying, reviewing, and promoting high-level discussion of policy issues pertaining to the promotion of international financial stability.
It seeks to address issues that go beyond the responsibilities of any one organization. (http://www.ipsnews.net/2015/09/g20-finance-ministers-committed-to-sustainable-development/)

# data[].attributes.body
Many countries are now realizing that the power of these 5 states is as powerful as "the west". China is the largest threat, as it's economy is 4 times the size of chinas and Russia's, 20 times bigger than south Africa's. The BRICS are currently working on creating a membership bank, in which all would put money in for loans and emergencies. Although it is much believed that China would try to assume the most power, in which case the other countries wouldn't want to participate.

# data[].attributes.headline
While the United States remains the world's largest military player, China's planned defense spending in 2015 is expected to outstrip Britain, Germany and France's combined budgets. Russia, meanwhile, is expected to spend 44 percent more on its military over the next three years — the largest increase of any country in the International Institute for Strategic Studies' latest report. 

# data[].attributes.subject
While the United States remains the world's largest military player, China's planned defense spending in 2015 is expected to outstrip Britain, Germany and France's combined budgets. Russia, meanwhile, is expected to spend 44 percent more on its military over the next three years — the largest increase of any country in the International Institute for Strategic Studies' latest report. 

# data[].attributes.body
Russia belonged to the forum from 1998 through 2014--then the Group of Eight (G8)--but was suspended after its annexation of Crimea in March of that year.

# data[].attributes.body
"The GMI compares, for example, a country’s military expenditure with its Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and its health expenditure.
It contrasts the total number of military and paramilitary forces in a country with the number of physicians. Finally, it studies the number of heavy weapons available to a country’s armed forces. These and other indicators are used to determine a country’s ranking, which in turn makes it possible to measure the respective level of militarization in comparison to other countries."

# data[].attributes.body
As the now-famous group of large emerging economies develops, they're beginning to encounter several of the problems that powerful states deal with regularly.  First, Brazil became the 'sick man' of the group due to the Zika virus epidemic. Additionally, Brazil’s economy is performing poorly and corruption scandals are overflowing in the media. Despite all of these potentially destabilizing dilemmas, Brazil has been able to remain somewhat firm by beginning the process of holding its wrongdoers accountable. For example, A number of high-level politicians and businessmen have been accused, prosecuted, and thrown in jail for participating in a corruption scheme that diverted money from the state-owned oil company in order to finance political favors.

# data[].attributes.body
The US has more military bases set up outside of its borders than any other nation, 800 in total. If you added up the amount of foreign bases of other nations it would only amount to 30. These were set up around World War II and were never disbanded. These military bases cost taxpayers from $70-$100 billion a year.

# data[].attributes.body
- The European Union has participated fully in the G7 since 1981 as a "nonenumerated" member. It is represented by the presidents of the European Council, which represents the EU member states' leaders, and the European Commission, the EU's executive body.

# data[].attributes.body
France, West Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom, and the United States formed the Group of Six in 1975 (Canada joined the following year) to provide a venue for the non-Communist powers to address pressing economic concerns, which at the time included inflation and a recession sparked by the OPEC oil embargo. Cold War politics invariably entered the group's agenda.

# data[].attributes.body
A group of states that have simultaneously experienced significant economic growth in the past few decades. The states in this alliance are Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa. Through economic growth, they have all increased their hard power. They hope to promote development in emerging markets with their newly created bank, named New Development Bank. Although each state has experienced some hardship in the past few years, analysts believe that the economic influence of BRICS will have effects for years to come.

# data[].attributes.body
The G7 is an elite group comprised of some of the world's 7 most powerful and respected governments. Though there is no specific criteria for membership, participants are all developed democracies. "The aggregate GDP of G7 member states makes up nearly 50 percent of the global economy."

The 7 members are the United States, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, and the United Kingdom. Additionally, the European Union was introduced to the bloc in 1981-- but its membership is "nonenumerated"