A superpower is a state with a dominant position characterized by its extensive ability to exert influence or project power on a global scale. This is done through the combined means of economic, military, technological and cultural strength as well as diplomatic and soft power influence.
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Traditionally, superpowers are preeminent among the great powers. At the end of the Cold War and the dissolution of the Soviet Union inonly the United Superpoqer appeared to be a superpower. China is considered an emerging global superpower in economymilitarytechnologydiplomacy and soft power influence.
No agreed definition of what is a superpower exists and may differ between sources. The term was first used to describe nations with greater than Chin A Global Superpower power status as early asbut only gained its specific meaning with regard to the United States and to a lesser extent, the Soviet Union after World War II. This was because the United States and the Soviet Union had proved themselves to be capable of casting great influence in global politics and military dominance. The term in its current political meaning was coined by Dutch-American geostrategist Nicholas Spykman in a series of lectures in about the potential shape of a new post-war world order. This formed the foundation for the book The Geography of the Peacewhich referred primarily to the unmatched maritime global supremacy of the British Empire and United States as essential for peace and prosperity in the world.
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A year later inWilliam T. Foxan American foreign policy professor, elaborated on the concept in the book The Superpowers: The United States, Britain and the Soviet Union — Their Responsibility for Peace which spoke of the global reach of a super-empowered nation.
According to him, at that moment there were three states that were superpowers, namely the United States, the Soviet Union and the United Kingdom.
Ultimately, Britain's empire would gradually dissolve over the course of the 20th century, sharply reducing Globla global power projection. According to Lyman Miller, "[t]he basic components of superpower stature may be measured along four axes of power: military, economic, political, and cultural or what political scientist Joseph Nye has termed " soft power " ".]
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