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an extremely powerful nation
The country had become an economic superpower.
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Historically, overstretched superpowers have eventually faced hard choices about how to address mismatches between commitments and capabilities.
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Hal Brands, Foreign Affairs, 18 Jan. 2022
Historically, overstretched superpowers have eventually faced hard choices.
—Hal Brands, Foreign Affairs, 18 Jan. 2022
Hal Brands, Foreign Affairs, 18 Jan. 2022
Historically, overstretched superpowers have eventually faced hard choices.
—Hal Brands, Foreign Affairs, 18 Jan. 2022
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“Superpowers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/superpowers. Accessed 3 Dec. 2024.
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