great power
noun
often capitalized G&P
: one of the nations that figure most decisively in international affairs : superpower
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Washington should expect Beijing to continue to decry American hegemony and cast itself as a more benign and constructive great power.
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Aaron Glasserman, Foreign Affairs, 13 June 2024
Between 1500 and 1800, there was hardly a year when great powers weren’t enmeshed in some kind of war.
—Bryan Walsh, Vox, 27 May 2024
China’s support for Palestinians appears to be mostly superficial, and even its vague peace plan puts most of the onus on the U.N., not Beijing, giving it the future flexibility to pivot on this issue and leave the Palestinians once more without a great power.
—Simone Lipkind, TIME, 19 June 2024
The danger of an accidental launch grows when great powers keep their nuclear weapons on launch-ready alert, as the United States and Russia still do today.
—Editorial Board, Washington Post, 17 June 2024
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Aaron Glasserman, Foreign Affairs, 13 June 2024
Between 1500 and 1800, there was hardly a year when great powers weren’t enmeshed in some kind of war.
—Bryan Walsh, Vox, 27 May 2024
China’s support for Palestinians appears to be mostly superficial, and even its vague peace plan puts most of the onus on the U.N., not Beijing, giving it the future flexibility to pivot on this issue and leave the Palestinians once more without a great power.
—Simone Lipkind, TIME, 19 June 2024
The danger of an accidental launch grows when great powers keep their nuclear weapons on launch-ready alert, as the United States and Russia still do today.
—Editorial Board, Washington Post, 17 June 2024
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