Great power

A great power is a nation or state that is able to influence other states in most of the world. That is possible because it has great economic, political and military strength. It is not as powerful as a superpower or hyperpower.

Its opinions are taken into account by other nations before taking diplomatic or military action. Characteristically, they have the ability to intervene militarily almost anywhere. They also have soft, cultural power, and often economic investment in less developed countries. There is no definite list, but five great powers are permanent members of the United Nations Security Council and seven are in the G7.

Great powers

The world's great powers as of the early 21st century are at least:

China^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5]^[6]^[7]
Germany^[1]^[3]^[8]
Japan^[1]^[3]^[4]^[9]
Russia
United States^[1]^[2]^[3]^[10]^[11]

Potential great powers

India^[12]^[13]^[14]^[15]

Older great powers

Great Power Media

Great powers are recognized in several international structures, including the United Nations Security Council.
In the mid-19th century, German historian Leopold von Ranke attempted to scientifically document the great powers.
The Congress of Vienna, an 1819 portrait by Jean-Baptiste Isabey depicting the Congress of Vienna
The "Big Four" at the Paris Peace Conference of 1919: David Lloyd George, Vittorio Emanuele Orlando, Georges Clemenceau, and Woodrow Wilson
The "Big Three" of Europe at the Yalta Conference: Winston Churchill, Franklin D. Roosevelt, and Joseph Stalin
The Allied leaders of the Asian and Pacific Theatre: Chiang Kai-shek, Franklin D. Roosevelt, and Winston Churchill at the Cairo Conference in 1943

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References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 ^1.4 ^1.5 ^1.6 Howard, Peter (2008). "Great Powers". Encarta. MSN. Retrieved on 20 December 2008.
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 ^2.3 ^2.4 Louden, Robert (2007). "Great+power"&pg=PA187 The world we want. United States of America: Oxford University Press US. p. 187. ISBN 978-0195321371.
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 ^3.2 ^3.3 ^3.4 ^3.5 ^3.6 Paul T.V.; Wirtz, James J. Fortmann, Michel (2005). "Great+power"&pg=PA59 Balance of Power. United States of America: State University of New York Press, 2005. pp. 59, 282. ISBN 0791464016.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) Accordingly, the great powers after the Cold War are Britain, China, France, Germany, Japan, Russia, and the United States p.59
↑ ^4.0 ^4.1 "University of Washington Press - Books - Korea's Future and the Great Powers". www.washington.edu.
↑ "PINR – Uzbekistan and the Great Powers". Archived from the original on 2009-03-03. Retrieved 2011-03-30.
↑ "Yong Deng and Thomas G. Moore (2004) "China Views Globalization: Toward a new Great-Power politics?" The Washington Quarterly" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2009-08-24. Retrieved 2011-03-30.
↑ Friedman, George (2008-06-15). "The Geopolitics of China" (PDF). Stratfor. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2009-01-08. Retrieved 2008-07-10.
↑ "World powers to start work on Iran sanctions: envoys". reuters.com. Retrieved May 30, 2010.
↑ Richard N. Haass, "Asia’s overlooked Great Power", Project Syndicate April 20, 2007.
↑ "Analyzing American Power in the Post-Cold War Era". Archived from the original on 2019-05-26. Retrieved 2007-02-28.
↑ Cohen, Eliot A. (July–August 2004). "History and the Hyperpower". Foreign Affairs. Archived from the original on 2009-07-23. Retrieved 2006-07-14.
↑ Jones, Keith. "Hindu chauvinist-led coalition to form India's next government". www.wsws.org.
↑ "Kissinger and India's Bomb". frontline.thehindu.com.^{[dead link]}
↑ By Stephen P. Cohen, India: Emerging Power, p. 60
↑ Strategic Vision: America & the Crisis of Global Power by Dr. Zbigniew Brzezinski, pp 43-45. Published 2012.

[Encarta-1] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 ^1.4 ^1.5 ^1.6 Howard, Peter (2008). "Great Powers". Encarta. MSN. Retrieved on 20 December 2008.

[The_world_we_want-2] 2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 ^2.3 ^2.4 Louden, Robert (2007). "Great+power"&pg=PA187 The world we want. United States of America: Oxford University Press US. p. 187. ISBN 978-0195321371.

[Balance_of_Power-3] 3.0 ^3.1 ^3.2 ^3.3 ^3.4 ^3.5 ^3.6 Paul T.V.; Wirtz, James J. Fortmann, Michel (2005). "Great+power"&pg=PA59 Balance of Power. United States of America: State University of New York Press, 2005. pp. 59, 282. ISBN 0791464016.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) Accordingly, the great powers after the Cold War are Britain, China, France, Germany, Japan, Russia, and the United States p.59

[UW_Press-4] 4.0 ^4.1 "University of Washington Press - Books - Korea's Future and the Great Powers". www.washington.edu.

[PINR-5] "PINR – Uzbekistan and the Great Powers". Archived from the original on 2009-03-03. Retrieved 2011-03-30.

[6] "Yong Deng and Thomas G. Moore (2004) "China Views Globalization: Toward a new Great-Power politics?" The Washington Quarterly" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2009-08-24. Retrieved 2011-03-30.

[7] Friedman, George (2008-06-15). "The Geopolitics of China" (PDF). Stratfor. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2009-01-08. Retrieved 2008-07-10.

[8] "World powers to start work on Iran sanctions: envoys". reuters.com. Retrieved May 30, 2010.

[Asias_overlooked_Great_Power-9] Richard N. Haass, "Asia’s overlooked Great Power", Project Syndicate April 20, 2007.

[Paper_for_presentation_at_the_biennial_meetings_of_the_South_African_Political_Studies_Association_Saldanha.2C_Western_Cape_29_June-2_July_1999-10] "Analyzing American Power in the Post-Cold War Era". Archived from the original on 2019-05-26. Retrieved 2007-02-28.

[11] Cohen, Eliot A. (July–August 2004). "History and the Hyperpower". Foreign Affairs. Archived from the original on 2009-07-23. Retrieved 2006-07-14.

[12] Jones, Keith. "Hindu chauvinist-led coalition to form India's next government". www.wsws.org.

[13] "Kissinger and India's Bomb". frontline.thehindu.com.^{[dead link]}

[14] By Stephen P. Cohen, India: Emerging Power, p. 60

[15] Strategic Vision: America & the Crisis of Global Power by Dr. Zbigniew Brzezinski, pp 43-45. Published 2012.

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