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A potential superpower is a sovereign state or other polity that is speculated to be or have the potential to become a superpower; a sovereign state or supranational union that holds a dominant position characterized by the ability to exert influence and project power on a global scale through economic, military, technological, political, or cultural means.
For more than five decades, 60 Minutes has covered it all—from headline news to quiet human stories—fit neatly in one hour. Now in the digital age, we have more time and use novel approaches ...
60 Minutes is an Australian version of the American newsmagazine television show of the same title, airing on the Nine Network since 1979 on Sunday nights. A New Zealand version uses segments of the show. The program is one of five inducted into Australia's television Logie Hall of Fame. [1]
The U.S., long the world’s dominant superpower, now finds itself in the precarious position of having financed the rise of its primary adversary.
According to 26,000 people interviewed from 21 separate countries by the Pew Research Center, the U.S. is no longer looked upon as the world's leading economic power -- the title now belongs to China.
China is a nuclear-weapon state with the world's largest standing army by military personnel and the second-largest defense budget. It is a great power, and has been described as an emerging superpower. China is known for its cuisine and culture, and has 59 UNESCO World Heritage Sites, the second-highest number of any country.
The U.S. is now racing to regain its edge in atomic energy, both at home and abroad. An increasingly hot world where air conditioning is necessary for survival, plus the massive power demands of ...
Superpower: In 1944, William T. R. Fox defined superpower as "great power plus great mobility of power" and identified three states, the British Empire, the Soviet Union and the United States. [36] With the decolonisation of the British Empire following World War II, and then the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991, the United States has ...