"Second superpower" is a term used to conceptualize a global civil society as a world force comparable to or counterbalancing the United States of America. The term originates from a 2003 New York Times article which described world public opinion as one of two superpowers.
China, France, Russia, the United Kingdom, and the United States are often referred to as great powers by academics due to "their political and economic dominance of the global arena". These five nations are the only states to have permanent seats with veto power on the UN Security Council.
By 2050, more countries are likely to be defined as superpowers, joining the United States and creating a multipolar world order. Extrapolating current economic, geopolitical, and demographic trends would suggest that China is likely to become a new superpower, although its economy is currently faltering.
The US and USSR emerged as superpowers after the Second World War.
United States. The United States of America is a North American nation that is the world's most dominant economic and military power.
The United States remains the most powerful country in the world, followed by China and Russia. However, the balance of power may shift in the coming years as countries like India and Brazil continue to grow economically and assert themselves on the global stage.
After the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991 which ended the Cold War, the post–Cold War world has in the past been considered by some to be a unipolar world, with the United States as the world's sole remaining superpower. In 1999, Samuel P.
The second most powerful country is China. Its capital is Beijing. It has a GDP of $17.7 trillion. It is also the most populous country in the world, with a population of 1.4 billion.
Nevertheless, the United Kingdom today has retained global soft power, including a formidable military. The United Kingdom continues to have a permanent seat on the UN Security Council alongside only 4 other powers, and is one of the nine nuclear powers.
According to a recent report by Harvard University, “From economic complexity growth estimates, India is growing at the annual list at the rate of 7.9 percent as the fastest growing country for the coming decade.
China is expected to hold on to the number one spot. In 2050, the Asian giant is forecast to have the largest economy on the planet. With an ageing population and an annual GDP growth rate averaging just 4.4%, however, China isn't projected to enjoy the exceptional economic growth it experienced during the 2000s.
China is tipped to become the largest economy in the world, holding a 20% share of the world's GDP in terms of purchasing power parity. So its safe to say that China will be economically the most powerful country in the world in 2050.
Four states are communist countries, China, Vietnam, Laos, and Cuba.
A series of events from 1989 to 1991 led to the final collapse of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR), paving the way for the establishment of new, independent republics in the Baltics and Central Asia and the creation of the Russian Federation.
Straight off the bat, France has a much larger combined military force with 203,000 active personnel, this includes those serving in the French army, air force and navy. Compare this with the UK which currently has just 150,000 active personnel across its three branches.
German power rests primarily on the economy, healthcare, natural resources, education, and EU-NATO membership. However, it did not have a large military or land area that limited German power; these factors helped Germany become an important country today and a leader in most European countries.
Sweden and Denmark have fought each other for centuries and hold the record for most wars fought between them. It all adds up to around 30 wars since the 15th century.
As of March 2022, Russia has the second most powerful military force in the world.
Iceland has provided the winner of the World's Strongest Man event for a record eight times (1984, 1986, 1988, 1990, 1991, 1994, 1995, 1996).
There is still much work to be done to propel China to the top of the world's economy, but it is certainly possible that the Chinese economy can surpass the power of the US by 2050. It may also be too early to make definitive projections of China's future.
History's first superpower—the Persian Empire—originated in ancient Iran.