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Superpower disengagement — is a foreign policy option whereby the most powerful nations, the superpowers, reduce their interventions in an area. Such disengagement could be multilateral among superpowers or lesser powers, or bilateral between two superpowers, or unilateral … Wikipedia
Energy superpower — The term energy superpower does not have a clear definition.[1] It has come to be used to refer to a nation that supplies large amounts of energy resources (crude oil, natural gas, coal, uranium, etc.) to a significant number of other states, and … Wikipedia
Societal collapse — broadly includes both quite abrupt societal failures typified by collapses (such as that of the Mayan Civilization), as well as more extended gradual declines of superpowers (like the Roman empire in Western Europe and the Han Dynasty in East… … Wikipedia
Polarity in international relations — is any of the various ways in which power is distributed within the international system. It describes the nature of the international system at any given period of time. One generally distinguishes four types of systems: Unipolarity, Bipolarity … Wikipedia
Great power — This article is about great powers in the modern (post 1815) world. For nation states wielding similar power before 1815, see Historical powers. Great powers are recognized in an international structure such as the United Nations Security Council … Wikipedia
Historical powers — include great powers, nations, or empires in history. The term Great power represent the most important world powers. In a modern context, recognised great powers came about first in Europe during the post Napoleonic era.[1] The formalization of… … Wikipedia
Potential superpowers — The present day governments that have been claimed to become (or to remain) superpowers during the 21st century. The list of governments. United States of America … Wikipedia
NATO — This article is about the military alliance. For other uses, see NATO (disambiguation). Coordinates: 50°52′34.16″N … Wikipedia
Commonwealth of Independent States — CIS redirects here. For other uses, see CIS (disambiguation). Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) Содружество Независимых Государств (СНГ) Sodruzhestvo Nezavisimykh Gosudarstv (SNG) … Wikipedia
Emerging markets — are nations with social or business activity in the process of rapid growth and industrialization. Based on data from 2006, there are around 28 emerging markets in the world[citation needed] (data from 2010 says there are 40 emerging… … Wikipedia
