What countries/unions do you consider to be a superpower?

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headshot91 said:

scottie said:

I would define Superpower not in terms of GDP or any easily compared factor like that, but by their influence on other countries. American corporations act in a selfish and shortsighted way and the economies of many European countries collapse - that is what it means to be a superpower.

 

If China wanted to, they could destroy the American economy, which would then destroy the global economy, thus China is a superpower, they just aren't (currently) abusing this superpowerfulness.

 

Europe, whilst having a whopping GDP has very little economic impact on the rest of the world and is thus not a superpower

I'm going to have to disagree with you. Europe has a HUGE impact econnomically on the rest of the world. Taken as a whole its EASILY the worlds biggest exporter, importer of goods/services (over three times as much as china), and is the largest trading partner to many countries such as India/China. This entire stock market plunge atm is due to the world wondering whether Greece, and more importantly the Euro will survive...

Maybe Greece is a superpower too then lol. You said it yourself, because apparently with the stock market plunge Greece has had a huge impact economically on the rest of the world.