world power
noun
: a political unit (such as a nation or state) powerful enough to affect the entire world by its influence or actions
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Fulfilling these requirements may seem like a formidable challenge, but there is already a template for how it can be done: the long-standing Arab Peace Initiative, which has been repeatedly endorsed by governments across the Middle East, as well as by leading world powers.
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Mohammad Shtayyeh, Foreign Affairs, 4 July 2024
The accord was negotiated during Barack Obama’s presidency by the United States and five other world powers, plus the European Union, and known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, or JCPOA.
—Joby Warrick, Washington Post, 19 June 2024
Zarif was Iran’s top diplomat when the regime struck a deal with the US and world powers to limit Tehran’s nuclear activities in exchange for sanctions relief (a deal that has since all but collapsed).
—Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN, 6 July 2024
After eight months of Israel’s brutal war in Gaza, the United States, its European allies, and other leading world powers have had enough.
—Mohammad Shtayyeh, Foreign Affairs, 4 July 2024
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Mohammad Shtayyeh, Foreign Affairs, 4 July 2024
The accord was negotiated during Barack Obama’s presidency by the United States and five other world powers, plus the European Union, and known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, or JCPOA.
—Joby Warrick, Washington Post, 19 June 2024
Zarif was Iran’s top diplomat when the regime struck a deal with the US and world powers to limit Tehran’s nuclear activities in exchange for sanctions relief (a deal that has since all but collapsed).
—Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN, 6 July 2024
After eight months of Israel’s brutal war in Gaza, the United States, its European allies, and other leading world powers have had enough.
—Mohammad Shtayyeh, Foreign Affairs, 4 July 2024
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