concepts.category.actor-type
Superpower
A state with global force projection, financial centrality, and agenda-setting power across multiple regions.
How to read coverage
Superpowers are constrained by domestic politics and alliance management — “hegemony” is never frictionless.
OAP frame
OAP reads superpowers through prioritization: what they ignore reveals capacity limits as much as what they bomb or sanction.
What to watch
- defense budgets
- carrier deployments
- dollar weaponization
Example countries