"It is a central element of the global politics course that the key political concepts and contemporary political issues are studied at a number of levels: global, international, regional, national, local and community. These levels help students to appreciate that what may initially appear to be a global issue actually has many local implications and vice versa, and that decision-making on the same phenomenon may look quite different depending on whether it is analysed on a systemic or sub-systemic level. The appropriate level of analysis depends on the issue at stake and students’ objectives in a task.
Brief explanations of the various levels are given below. " From the IB Syllabus.
What does power look like at each level?
(Adapted from https://www.glopopolis.org/unit-1-power-sovereignty-and-international-relations/1-1-nature-of-power)