Any power it has comes from its member nations, especially from its key backer, the Anglo-American World Power.
Maatla ape fela a se nang le one a tswa mo ditšhabeng tse e leng maloko a sone, segolobogolo mo baemanokeng ba bagolo ba sone e leng Mmuso wa Lefatshe Lotlhe wa Maesemane le Maamerika.