Norma C. Noonan is Professor of Political Science, and Director, M.A. in Leadership Studies and Center for Leadership Studies, Augsburg College, USA. Her areas of interest include Russia, Russian foreign policy, political leadership, women and leadership. She has published numerous articles and a book, Women in Russian Politics and Society, for which she was a major contributor and co-editor, with Greenwood Press.

• ContentsContributors List of Abbreviations 1 IntroductionVidya Nadkarni 2 The Global Leadership of the USA and the Emerging PowersNorma C. Noonan 3 Europe: Global Power in the MakingMary Troy Johnston 4 Japan and the Emerging Powers: Toward Middle PowerRealism?David Fouse 5 China: A Reluctant Global Power in the Search for itsRightful PlaceSuisheng Zhao 6 India—An Aspiring Global PowerVidya Nadkarni 7 Russia in the New Distribution of PowerTatiana Shakleina viii Contents8 Brazil as an Emerging Power in the Twenty-first CenturyJoao Augusto de Castro Neves 9 Conclusion: Global Leadership in the Twenty-first CenturyVidya Nadkarni and Norma C. Noonan Glossary Index

Norma C. Noonan is Professor of Political Science, and Director, M.A. in Leadership Studies and Center for Leadership Studies, Augsburg College, USA. Her areas of interest include Russia, Russian foreign policy, political leadership, women and leadership. She has published numerous articles and a book, Women in Russian Politics and Society, for which she was a major contributor and co-editor, with Greenwood Press.

• ContentsContributors List of Abbreviations 1 IntroductionVidya Nadkarni 2 The Global Leadership of the USA and the Emerging PowersNorma C. Noonan 3 Europe: Global Power in the MakingMary Troy Johnston 4 Japan and the Emerging Powers: Toward Middle PowerRealism?David Fouse 5 China: A Reluctant Global Power in the Search for itsRightful PlaceSuisheng Zhao 6 India—An Aspiring Global PowerVidya Nadkarni 7 Russia in the New Distribution of PowerTatiana Shakleina viii Contents8 Brazil as an Emerging Power in the Twenty-first CenturyJoao Augusto de Castro Neves 9 Conclusion: Global Leadership in the Twenty-first CenturyVidya Nadkarni and Norma C. Noonan Glossary Index

Norma C. Noonan is Professor of Political Science, and Director, M.A. in Leadership Studies and Center for Leadership Studies, Augsburg College, USA. Her areas of interest include Russia, Russian foreign policy, political leadership, women and leadership. She has published numerous articles and a book, Women in Russian Politics and Society, for which she was a major contributor and co-editor, with Greenwood Press.

• ContentsContributors List of Abbreviations 1 IntroductionVidya Nadkarni 2 The Global Leadership of the USA and the Emerging PowersNorma C. Noonan 3 Europe: Global Power in the MakingMary Troy Johnston 4 Japan and the Emerging Powers: Toward Middle PowerRealism?David Fouse 5 China: A Reluctant Global Power in the Search for itsRightful PlaceSuisheng Zhao 6 India—An Aspiring Global PowerVidya Nadkarni 7 Russia in the New Distribution of PowerTatiana Shakleina viii Contents8 Brazil as an Emerging Power in the Twenty-first CenturyJoao Augusto de Castro Neves 9 Conclusion: Global Leadership in the Twenty-first CenturyVidya Nadkarni and Norma C. Noonan Glossary Index