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A potential superpower is a sovereign state or other polity that is speculated to be or have the potential to become a superpower, a sovereign 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] At present only China,[5][6] the European Union,[7] India,[8][9] and Russia[10] have consistently been academically discussed as having the potential to attain superpower status.