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Recent Examples of great power
Putin’s precedent, in turn, has raised concerns that another great power may attempt to forcibly redraw international borders.
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Monica Duffy Toft, The Conversation, 20 Feb. 2025
This wouldn’t matter if the United States was the world’s only great power, but China is a willing partner for nations looking to diversify their international relationships.
—Colin Pascal, Baltimore Sun, 18 Feb. 2025
President Donald Trump’s unconventional diplomacy, which pairs militant rhetoric and threats of economic warfare with promises of great power cooperation with China and Russia, has added to uncertainty in Beijing about the United States’ direction.
—Sergey Radchenko, Foreign Affairs, 18 Feb. 2025
The Kingdom's balancing act will test its ability to navigate the complex dynamics of great power competition and Middle East stability.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 14 Feb. 2025
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Monica Duffy Toft, The Conversation, 20 Feb. 2025
This wouldn’t matter if the United States was the world’s only great power, but China is a willing partner for nations looking to diversify their international relationships.
—Colin Pascal, Baltimore Sun, 18 Feb. 2025
President Donald Trump’s unconventional diplomacy, which pairs militant rhetoric and threats of economic warfare with promises of great power cooperation with China and Russia, has added to uncertainty in Beijing about the United States’ direction.
—Sergey Radchenko, Foreign Affairs, 18 Feb. 2025
The Kingdom's balancing act will test its ability to navigate the complex dynamics of great power competition and Middle East stability.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 14 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for great power
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The proposal supported by the United Kingdom and France would see fewer than 30,000 European troops on the ground in Ukraine — away from the front line at key infrastructure sites such as nuclear power plants — backed by Western air and sea power.—
Jill Lawless,
Chicago Tribune,
22 Feb. 2025
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More to the point, sea power is about power projection for economic gain.—
Colin Flint,
The Conversation,
3 Oct. 2024
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Touré pointed out that the U.N., the only place where countries could discuss on an equal basis, was rapidly weakening, in part because western world powers — the U.S. and the U.K. — had refused to grant equal participation to countries from the global south.—
Caitlin L. Chandler,
The Dial,
6 Mar. 2025
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The race is on for resource extraction as world powers turn their eyes to Greenland and the rest of the Arctic.—
Matthew Wills,
JSTOR Daily,
10 Feb. 2025
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China and Russia do not have large gold reserves compared to other economic superpowers, leading them to heavily invest in gold in the last decade.—
Victor Rosario,
Sacramento Bee,
26 Feb. 2025
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With the ability to change his form at will, Clayface is one of the few classic Batman rogues to actually display superpowers.—
Ross Rosenfeld,
Newsweek,
25 Feb. 2025
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“Great power.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/great%20power. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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