Simple Question, with a simple answer:
Country 1 is a member of a political superblock, which features some of the biggest economies in the world, and overall makes a good effort to act in a spirit of mutual support.
Country 2 is not a member.
Both countries are equal in all other measurements: Area, population size, military assets, economic strength, etc.
Now for the question: Which of these countries has more pull on the global political stage?
Biting the hand that feeds IT
