Hyperpower

Further information: Power (international relations), Great power, Superpower, Second Superpower and Potential superpowers

For the mathematical operator, see Tetration. For the song, see Year Zero (album).

A Hyper-power is a state that dominates all other states in every sphere of activity. A hyperpower is traditionally^{[dubious – discuss]} considered to be one step higher than a superpower.

The Persian Empire, Roman Empire, Mongol Empire, Ottoman Empire and the British Empire have all been thought to be Hyper-powers.^[1]

In a modern context, hyperpower has been used to describe the United States' position as the lone superpower since the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991.^[2]^[3]^[4]

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Origin

After the end of the Cold War, some political commentators felt that a new term was needed to describe the United States' position as the lone superpower.^[5]

French Minister Hubert Védrine popularized^{[dubious – discuss]} the term "hyperpower" in 1998.^[6]

References

Sources

Védrine, Hubert. France in an Age of Globalization, Brookings Institution Press, 2001. ISBN 0-8157-0007-5
Li, Bo; Zheng Yin (Chinese) (2001) 5000 years of Chinese history, Inner Mongolian People's publishing corp, ISBN 7-204-04420-7
http://www.blackwellreference.com/public/tocnode?id=g9781405160018_chunk_g97814051600186

Power in international relations

Types	Economic Energy Food Hard National Power politics Realpolitik Smart Soft

Status	Emerging Small Middle Regional Great Super potential Hyper

Geopolitics	American Asian British Chinese Indian Pacific

History and theory	Balance of power European Historical powers Philosophy of power Polarity Power projection Power transition theory Second Superpower Sphere of influence Superpower collapse Superpower disengagement

Studies	Composite Index of National Capability Comprehensive National Power

Organizations and groups by region or regions affected

Africa	African Union Union for the Mediterranean

Africa–Asia	Arab League Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf (GCC) Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC)

Americas	Mercosur North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Organization of American States (OAS) Union of South American Nations (Unasur)

Asia	Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) China–Japan–South Korea trilateral summits South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO)

Europe	European Union (EU)

Eurasia	Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) Collective Security Treaty Organisation (CSTO) Turkic Council

America–Europe	North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)

Africa–Asia–Europe	Union for the Mediterranean

Pacific	Australia–New Zealand–United States Security Treaty (ANZUS) Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Melanesian Spearhead Group (MSG) Polynesian Leaders Group (PLG)

Non-regional	Brazil–Russia–India–China–South Africa (BRICS) Commonwealth of Nations Colombia–Indonesia–Vietnam–Egypt–Turkey–South Africa (CIVETS) E7 E9 G4 G7 G8 G8+5 G20 G24 G77 India–Brazil–South Africa Dialogue Forum (IBSA) Mexico–Indonesia–South Korea–Turkey (MIKT) Next Eleven (N-11) Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) Uniting for Consensus

Global	United Nations (UN)

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Hyperpower

Hyperpower

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