The term has also been applied retroactively to dominant states of the past. French foreign minister Hubert Védrine popularized the term in 1998, because from France's position, the United States looked like a hyperpower, although the validity of classifying the United States in this way was disputed. After the end of the Cold War with the dissolution of the Soviet Union, some political commentators felt that a new term was needed to describe the United States' position as the lone superpower. The British journalist Peregrine Worsthorne coined the term in a Sunday Telegraph article published March 3, 1991. It should be noted, however, that this index ranks power and influence only across the Indo-Pacific, and is therefore arguably not applicable to the global definition of a hyperpower. The United States still ranks ahead of China in every category in terms of world influence and power. For instance, according to the Asia Power Index 2020, in terms of influence and power in Asia, the United States still takes the lead on the military capacity, cultural influence, resilience and defense networks, but falls behind China in four parameters of economic resources, future resources, economic relationships and diplomatic influence across eight measures. military, culture, economy, technology, diplomatic) in every region of the world. More specifically, the United States, as a global power, no longer dominates in every domain (i.e. military, culture, economy, etc.) it has no rivals that can match its capabilities, and is considered to be a step higher than a superpower.Īlthough the United States of America has exhibited the traits of a hyperpower Post-Cold War, its global influence has begun to decline relative to other potential superpowers. A hyperpower is a state that dominates all other states in every domain (i.e.
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