Superpower (No Napoleon)



A superpower (: grande puissance) is a with a dominant position in the international system which has the ability to influence events and its own interests and project power on a worldwide scale to protect those interests. A superpower is traditionally considered to be a step higher than a great power.

The term was first applied in the aftermath of the to,  and the. Following the war, the French-Japanese alliance expanded, and the gave France the upper hand in international influence, compared to the United States, who was generally politically isolated. The two powers soon confronted each other in the.