Hegemony

thumb|Ancient Greece under the hegemony of Thebes, 371–362 BC

nation that has great political, military and economic influence

Superpower describes 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. This is done through the combined means of economic, military, technological, political, and cultural strength as well as diplomatic and soft power influence. Traditionally, superpowers are preeminent among the great powers. While a great power state is capable of exerting its influence globally, superpowers are states so influential that no significant action can be taken by the global community without first consider

1997 essay by Jared Diamond

state wielding power within a geographic region

type of state

refers to U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt’s foreign policy: "speak softly, and carry a big stick, you will go far!"

thumb|upright=1.3|Countries with military bases and facilities of the United States The term hyperpower has been used by political scientists and historians to describe an uncontested superpower, although the use of the concept is inconsistent. French foreign minister Hubert Védrine coined the term in 1999 to describe what he saw as the historically-unparalleled influence and might that were held by the United States at the turn of the century.

addition to the Monroe Doctrine articulated by U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt

Five chief leaders (war lords) of the feudal states of late Zhou China during the Spring & Autumn period

sociological conception; type of domination, control, and exploitation of a territory and its people by a centre in unified state accompanied by an active cultural exchange between the metropolis and the colony without a clear boundary between them

theory of international relations

Political science and international relations concept

Posthegemony or post-hegemony is a period or a situation in which hegemony is no longer said to function as the organizing principle of a national or post-national social order, or of the relationships between and amongst nation states within the global order. The concept has different meanings within the fields of political theory, cultural studies, and international relations.

colloquial term describing hegemony of the USA

book by Noam Chomsky