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	:Okay. I'm willing to bet that the status of many of the others is also debatable. What we're looking for, though, is a preponderance of reliable sources that say it is (then we include it), or reliable sources that say it isn't (then we exclude it). If there is equal weight for and against among the reliable sources, then we could move it to a second sentence saying that it is sometimes referred to as a superpower, but that this is disputed, or something like that. Have those historians given recorded talks/published books/articles/whatever so that the ] can be reviewed? ] (]) 17:19, 23 March 2022 (UTC)		:Okay. I'm willing to bet that the status of many of the others is also debatable. What we're looking for, though, is a preponderance of reliable sources that say it is (then we include it), or reliable sources that say it isn't (then we exclude it). If there is equal weight for and against among the reliable sources, then we could move it to a second sentence saying that it is sometimes referred to as a superpower, but that this is disputed, or something like that. Have those historians given recorded talks/published books/articles/whatever so that the ] can be reviewed? ] (]) 17:19, 23 March 2022 (UTC)

			== Potential modern superpowers: The case for UK and France ==

			There is some good faith debate and reverts, specifically from @], on the what is or is not a "Superpower" or "potential superpower." I think that we could create a chart for world powers that could sort this out, but that is a job for another day or another editor. Anyway, a potential superpower must be a dominant force in world politics, culture, economics, and military, among other things. A good starting point is the ] five permanent members, The United States, Russia, China, the UK, and France. These countries all have veto power, and nuclear weapons. France and UK both have larger Economies then Russia. Both France and the UK have major contributions to world culture, and their links with other countries give them substantial influence. Their non-nuclear militaries are both significant, and possibly greater then Russia at this point. They both have a history of colonialism, and maintain some influence even today within their former colonies. The inclusion of Russia, China, and India makes perfect sense, even though India is not a permanent security council member. Through the same logic that these countries are "Potential superpowers," the UK and France both qualify. France and the UK both stand out from Russia, China, India, and the US as they are not in the top ], however both surpass Russia and are in the top ] , with GPD per capita far in excess of Russia, China and India.

			I would like to see an argument for why France and the UK should not be included as potential super powers, when they surpass criteria in at least one area for both Russia and India. I get that at this point India, Russia, France and UK are probably best classified as Great Powers, but they would all be the preeminent among Great Powers. The word "Potential" is very loose, and we should have SOME criteria for why we include some countries but not others.

			Other things that could be included onto the list include NATO, but the EU is probably enough for ]'s to get the point across without muddying the term.

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The graphic overstates the extend of American military hegemony. For instance, Brazil is colored - but there are only 27 military personnel stationed there, which is more of a diplomatic or training mission than a superpower projection.

I think the map should only highlight countries with at least 100, or 500, or 1000 stationed personnel.

I'm getting the numbers from this German media report which details personnel numbers across the world: https://kritisches-netzwerk.de/sites/default/files/us_department_of_defense_-_base_structure_report_fiscal_year_2015_baseline_-_as_of_30_sept_2014_-_a_summary_of_the_real_property_inventory_-_206_pages.pdf

I propose that Honduras, Brazil, Greenland, Iceland, Norway, Bulgaria, Greece, Philippines, and Australia should not be colored on the map due to low personnel sizes based on the figures in the aforementioned report.

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China is now more powerful than the United States. (86.140.123.49 (talk) 13:23, 11 August 2020 (UTC))

China is finally acknowledged as an emerging Second Superpower in 2021. That's a huge upgrade from 2007, 2011, and 2016 when I last visited this Misplaced Pages page on Superpower nations. Whether China vs. US should be relegated to early 2000's internet flame-war threads, not Misplaced Pages.Rwat128 (talk) 03:23, 1 March 2021 (UTC)

Colour of neutral nations on Cold War allies map

The colour of neutral nations on the map is a light blue, but the NATO nations/allies are also blue. This could suggest that the neutral nations could be NATO allies. I suggest that neutral nations be coloured white on the map, to show their independence fron either side. Penumbra01 (talk) 14:44, 3 September 2020 (UTC)

British Empire/China

The table comparing the United States and the Soviet Union should be moved from the Cold War section and expanded to explain how the British Empire fulfilled the criteria of superpower status until the Suez Crisis and how China presently does. BfFwG6A8 (talk) 15:20, 20 December 2020 (UTC)

And France since 1945- Suez Crisis?

United Kingdom

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In the table explaining how the United States and the Soviet Union met the criteria of being superpowers during the Cold War, the United Kingdom should be added, as it was also a superpower until the aftermath of the Suez Crisis in 1956. A6MKi-43 (talk) 22:23, 6 January 2021 (UTC) The UK had ceased to be a superpower by the 1930s. (86.140.123.111 (talk) 09:11, 13 April 2021 (UTC)) Who did said UK was a superpower until the Suez Crisis? The US and the URSS became too militarily powerful to even compare these countries to the UK or France. The Suez Crisis only exposed that officially to your government. You’re claiming 11 more years of this superpower status. UK received funds from the Marshall Plan, more than any other country. They left Greece to be protected by the USA, UK even merged it’s zone in Germany with that of the US because it was following USA’s leadership and agenda since WWII. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2804:D55:2A16:7391:B89B:91E9:47BA:A8FB (talk) 16:43, 3 June 2021 (UTC)

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In the table explaining how the United States and the Soviet Union met the criteria of being superpowers during the Cold War, the United Kingdom should be added, as it was also a superpower until the aftermath of the Suez Crisis in 1956. A6MKi-43 (talk) 22:23, 6 January 2021 (UTC)

The UK had ceased to be a superpower by the 1930s. (86.140.123.111 (talk) 09:11, 13 April 2021 (UTC))

Who did said UK was a superpower until the Suez Crisis? The US and the URSS became too militarily powerful to even compare these countries to the UK or France. The Suez Crisis only exposed that officially to your government. You’re claiming 11 more years of this superpower status. UK received funds from the Marshall Plan, more than any other country. They left Greece to be protected by the USA, UK even merged it’s zone in Germany with that of the US because it was following USA’s leadership and agenda since WWII. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2804:D55:2A16:7391:B89B:91E9:47BA:A8FB (talk) 16:43, 3 June 2021 (UTC)

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China

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China is already recognised as a superpower, so this should be mentioned in the lede. It has replaced the US in the Middle East. (31.49.209.74 (talk) 13:00, 7 September 2021 (UTC)) Please provide reliable sources to support your edit suggestion. EvergreenFir (talk) 18:18, 7 September 2021 (UTC) I can find many sources saying China is a superpower just with a recent google search. For its manufacturing superpower status alone China should be mentioned in the lede: https://www.globaltimes.cn/page/202109/1234103.shtml (81.136.26.105 (talk) 11:22, 14 September 2021 (UTC)) Tabloid that operates under the auspices of the Chinese Communist Party? Hardly independent. Tiderolls 13:11, 14 September 2021 (UTC) Almost every publication is controlled by China now, especially in the United States. (86.149.119.225 (talk) 14:13, 14 September 2021 (UTC)) Controlled by is probably going a bit far, but I'm an optimist. Tiderolls 14:50, 14 September 2021 (UTC) The United States is a satellite of China. (86.131.7.80 (talk) 16:59, 14 September 2021 (UTC)) What? Wikijules29 (talk) 00:10, 27 February 2022 (UTC) A more serious response: "controlled by the CCP" is akin to saying "is based in China." I wouldn't describe NPR as "controlled by the State Department." As for some links that refer to China as a superpower: https://www.axios.com/china-ukraine-proxy-war-arm-russia-86a101ed-04e2-4d0a-bce5-b25dd79022ff.html https://www.reuters.com/world/us-gamble-china-over-ukraine-raises-tensions-with-rival-superpower-2022-03-17/ https://www.ft.com/content/1bb94349-a401-45ee-8501-7e428add40e8 https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10694885/China-planning-build-military-base-Solomon-Islands-YEARS-leaked-Document.html The article is severely out of date. 73.177.130.253 (talk) 11:42, 12 April 2022 (UTC)

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China is already recognised as a superpower, so this should be mentioned in the lede. It has replaced the US in the Middle East. (31.49.209.74 (talk) 13:00, 7 September 2021 (UTC))

Please provide reliable sources to support your edit suggestion. EvergreenFir (talk) 18:18, 7 September 2021 (UTC)

I can find many sources saying China is a superpower just with a recent google search. For its manufacturing superpower status alone China should be mentioned in the lede: https://www.globaltimes.cn/page/202109/1234103.shtml (81.136.26.105 (talk) 11:22, 14 September 2021 (UTC))

Tabloid that operates under the auspices of the Chinese Communist Party? Hardly independent. Tiderolls 13:11, 14 September 2021 (UTC)

Almost every publication is controlled by China now, especially in the United States. (86.149.119.225 (talk) 14:13, 14 September 2021 (UTC))

Controlled by is probably going a bit far, but I'm an optimist. Tiderolls 14:50, 14 September 2021 (UTC)

The United States is a satellite of China. (86.131.7.80 (talk) 16:59, 14 September 2021 (UTC))

What? Wikijules29 (talk) 00:10, 27 February 2022 (UTC)

A more serious response: "controlled by the CCP" is akin to saying "is based in China." I wouldn't describe NPR as "controlled by the State Department." As for some links that refer to China as a superpower:

https://www.axios.com/china-ukraine-proxy-war-arm-russia-86a101ed-04e2-4d0a-bce5-b25dd79022ff.html

https://www.reuters.com/world/us-gamble-china-over-ukraine-raises-tensions-with-rival-superpower-2022-03-17/

https://www.ft.com/content/1bb94349-a401-45ee-8501-7e428add40e8

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10694885/China-planning-build-military-base-Solomon-Islands-YEARS-leaked-Document.html

The article is severely out of date. 73.177.130.253 (talk) 11:42, 12 April 2022 (UTC)

Spanish Empire

I would love it if somebody could clearly explain what's wrong if anything with the sources supporting the brief mention of the Spanish Empire as a historical superpower. VernoWhitney (talk) 14:46, 23 March 2022 (UTC)

It has been debated amongst historians [[User:Kimand299 |Kimand299]] (talk) 3:35, 24 March 2022 (UTC)

Okay. I'm willing to bet that the status of many of the others is also debatable. What we're looking for, though, is a preponderance of reliable sources that say it is (then we include it), or reliable sources that say it isn't (then we exclude it). If there is equal weight for and against among the reliable sources, then we could move it to a second sentence saying that it is sometimes referred to as a superpower, but that this is disputed, or something like that. Have those historians given recorded talks/published books/articles/whatever so that the reliable sources can be reviewed? VernoWhitney (talk) 17:19, 23 March 2022 (UTC)

Potential modern superpowers: The case for UK and France

There is some good faith debate and reverts, specifically from @42Grunt, on the what is or is not a "Superpower" or "potential superpower." I think that we could create a chart for world powers that could sort this out, but that is a job for another day or another editor. Anyway, a potential superpower must be a dominant force in world politics, culture, economics, and military, among other things. A good starting point is the United Nations Security Council five permanent members, The United States, Russia, China, the UK, and France. These countries all have veto power, and nuclear weapons. France and UK both have larger Economies then Russia. Both France and the UK have major contributions to world culture, and their links with other countries give them substantial influence. Their non-nuclear militaries are both significant, and possibly greater then Russia at this point. They both have a history of colonialism, and maintain some influence even today within their former colonies. The inclusion of Russia, China, and India makes perfect sense, even though India is not a permanent security council member. Through the same logic that these countries are "Potential superpowers," the UK and France both qualify. France and the UK both stand out from Russia, China, India, and the US as they are not in the top 10 largest countries by population, however both surpass Russia and are in the top 10 of GDP , with GPD per capita far in excess of Russia, China and India.

I would like to see an argument for why France and the UK should not be included as potential super powers, when they surpass criteria in at least one area for both Russia and India. I get that at this point India, Russia, France and UK are probably best classified as Great Powers, but they would all be the preeminent among Great Powers. The word "Potential" is very loose, and we should have SOME criteria for why we include some countries but not others.

Other things that could be included onto the list include NATO, but the EU is probably enough for Supranational union's to get the point across without muddying the term.

GeogSage 16:11, 23 June 2023 (UTC)

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