world powers
Nations with clout
World powers are nations with dominant global influence—military, economic, or political.
The term implies capacity to project force and shape international affairs beyond one's borders: The world powers negotiated a fragile peace.
During the Cold War, the United States and Soviet Union were the two principal world powers.
Today the term often appears in discussions of shifting geopolitical balance: China's rise as a world power.
Dominant group's control
- sphere of influenceZone of dominant authority
- superpowerDominant nation or magical ability
- imperialismExtending dominion over others
- colonialismDomination through foreign settlement
expansionism · supremacy · regional dominance · neo-colonialism · vassals · client states · cold war · arms race
Highest elevations or conferences
- treatiesFormal agreements between states
- alliancesFormal unions for cooperation
- negotiationsFormal discussion seeking agreement
- ambassadorsOfficial diplomatic representatives
embassies · sanctions · envoys · accords · détente · statecraft · foreign policy · bilateral talks
Stockpile of atomic bombs
- defense spendingGovernment outlay for armed forces
- aircraft carriersWarships with flight decks
- military basesArmed forces installations
- NATOWestern defense organization
armed forces · weapons systems · missile defense · troops · naval fleet · air superiority · cyber warfare · military alliances
National output abbreviation
- trade agreementsFormal accords on commerce
- sanctionsPunitive international restrictions
- tariffsTaxes on imports
- currency reservesStored foreign monetary assets
economic leverage · trade wars · IMF · foreign aid · investment · multinational corporations · economic zones · petrodollars
hegemony
Dominant group's control
- sphere of influenceZone of dominant authority
- superpowerDominant nation or magical ability
- imperialismExtending dominion over others
colonialism · expansionism · supremacy · regional dominance · neo-colonialism · vassals · client states · cold war · arms race · containment
summits
Highest elevations or conferences
- treatiesFormal agreements between states
- alliancesFormal unions for cooperation
- negotiationsFormal discussion seeking agreement
ambassadors · embassies · sanctions · envoys · accords · détente · statecraft · foreign policy · bilateral talks · multilateral
nuclear arsenal
Stockpile of atomic bombs
- defense spendingGovernment outlay for armed forces
- aircraft carriersWarships with flight decks
- military basesArmed forces installations
NATO · armed forces · weapons systems · missile defense · troops · naval fleet · air superiority · cyber warfare · military alliances · joint exercises
GDP
National output abbreviation
- trade agreementsFormal accords on commerce
- sanctionsPunitive international restrictions
- tariffsTaxes on imports
currency reserves · economic leverage · trade wars · IMF · foreign aid · investment · multinational corporations · economic zones · petrodollars · trade surplus
world powerspuppet states
Countries controlled by another
client states · satellite states · vassal states · failed states · protectorates
world powersmicrostates
Extremely small sovereign nations
ministates · city-states · small island states · Andorra · Liechtenstein
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