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Emerging power
Nation or block with steadily rising influence in world affairs / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
An emerging power or rising power is a sovereign state or union of states with significant rising influence in global affairs. Such a power aspires to have a more powerful position or role in international relations, either regionally or globally, and possess sufficient resources and levels of development that such goals are potentially achievable.
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