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The United States is the only superpower in the world, so who is the second most powerful country in the world?
Before the outbreak of the Russia-Ukraine conflict, Russia could barely be called the second most powerful country in the world. Russia has inherited most of the legacy of the former Soviet Union, and its military power is the second most powerful country in the world after the United States. Russia has a relatively large influence in international affairs, and has extensive influence in the countries of the former Soviet Union, in Africa, and in the Middle East. But with the outbreak of the Russian-Ukrainian conflict in 2022, Russia's true strength has been exposed to the world, and Russia will find it difficult to defeat even Ukraine.
Now Russia is isolated by the United States and Western countries, and its right to speak in international affairs is basically deprived. Therefore, Russia is not qualified to be the second power in the world at all.
Looking at European countries, what about the UK? As an old capitalist country, since the collapse of Britain's colonial system, especially after Brexit, Britain has lacked a say in European affairs, so it is not qualified to be the second in the world, and the situation in France and Germany is similar.
If we look at Japan in Asia, Japan is not a truly sovereign country. The United States has stationed troops in Japan for a long time, and Japan is just a pawn of the United States, so Japan is not a world power.
Look at Canada in North America and Australia in Australia, these two countries are sparsely populated and not very powerful, and they are second-rate countries at best.
Our neighbor, India, is bent on being a world power. However, India has not even established a complete military industrial system, and most of India's first-class equipment can only rely on imports. India is not very strong in industry and innovation, and it is still only a third world country. India is basically on the same level as Brazil, South Africa and other countries.
So is China the second most powerful country in the world? China is indeed the world's second most powerful country in terms of economic aggregate and military strength, but it has almost no strategic allies, and its only ally is a very backward country like North Korea. Therefore, China's voice in the international community is not strong, and there is still a big gap between China and the former Soviet Union. In terms of overall strength, China is not yet the second largest country in the world.
From this point of view, the world today is dominated by the United States, which is firmly in the number one position in the world, and there is no country below it that ranks second in the world. Britain, France and Germany are old European powers, and China, Japan, Canada, Australia and other countries are on the same level.
This means that there is only the first in today's world, and there is no second.
The EU organization is very powerful, but the EU is not a single country, but a group of countries under the control of the United States, and the EU is also under the command of the Americans, so the EU cannot be regarded as the second in the world.
Before the collapse of the Soviet Union, the world was controlled by the two superpowers, the United States and the Soviet Union, and the world remained relatively stable.
However, after the collapse of the Soviet Union, only the United States was left to dominate the world, which plunged the world into instability and turmoil. The current Russia-Ukraine conflict and the Palestinian-Israeli conflict are going on at the same time. In the face of such a complicated international situation, it is difficult for the United States to cope with it. How to deal with the two major conflicts between Russia and Ukraine and Palestine and Israel is a very severe test for the United States.