Potential superpower

Extant superpower Potential superpowers—supported in varying degrees by academics
  China
  India
  Russia

A potential superpower is a state or other polity that is speculated to be or have the potential to become a superpower, a state or supranational union that holds a dominant position characterized by the ability to exert influence or project power on a global scale through economic, military, technological, political, and/or cultural means.[1][2][3]

Currently, only the United States fulfills the criteria to be considered a superpower,[4] though this has been questioned in recent years.[5][6][7][8] At present only China,[9][10] the European Union,[11] India,[12][13] and Russia[14] have consistently been academically discussed as having the potential to attain superpower status.

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  12. ^ Robyn Meredith (2007). The Elephant and the Dragon: The Rise of India and China and What it Means for All of Us. W.W Norton and Company. ISBN 978-0-393-33193 6.
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  14. ^ Steven Rosefielde (2005). Russia in the 21st Century: The Prodigal Superpower. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-83678-4. Retrieved 13 September 2015.

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