Does a "superpower" have to intervene in the affairs of foreign countries?

Question

And if they do, how is it different than colonialism or imperialism?

Answer 1

It has to be judicious in the use of its military power and its economic influences. A superpower can't be isolationist, but its got to be cautious in its use of power.

Answer 2

200 years ago there weren't any superpowers as we now define them. There were "great powers," which generally were colonial powers.

Superpowers are a 20th Century phenomenon that didn't occur until after World War II. No superpowers have been able to isolate themselves from the rest of the world.

So, intervention is more or less a fact of the existence of a superpower. Right now there is only one superpower--the U.S. China and possibly India are likely to become superpowers in the next few decades if not sooner. Superpowers rely on international trade and economics and have significant import/export interests.

They differ from colonial or imperial powers in the extent to which they intervene and the duration of such intervention. Under colonialism and imperialism intervention was intended to be more or less permanent. Superpowers generally intend intervention in foreign countries to be temporary.

Answer 3

No. the U. S. would not intrude in all foreign places affairs. Japan is a great paying for and merchandising significant different with the U. S., and how its economic device performs does have an prompt result on Wall highway and the greater suitable US economic device as an entire. to easily forget approximately approximately them may be very un-American.

Answer 4

How do people know where a superpower unless we use it. Its not colonialism if we don't intend to move in. If we stretch teh word maybe imperialism

Answer 5

Altruism. I don't remember us having any colonial holdings in germany after the berlin air drop and the rest of the cold war...

Answer 6

Aren't they a superpower because they have intervened?

Answer 7

well no it depends if it concerns your needs like oil or something in that sort but sometimes its too late when they intervene like in Africa when are we going to help all those people who are being killed by there own govt?

Answer 8

THE UNITED STATES HAS ALWAYS COME TO THE AID OF OTHER COUNTRIES EVEN THAT OF OUR ENEMIES WHEN THERE IS UNJUSTICE. THAT IS WHAT MAKES OUR NATION "GREAT"! WE GIVE AID IN THE FORM OF FOOD, MEDICAL CARE AND SUPPLIES, MONEY WHERE EVER THERE IS A NEED. GOD BLESS THE UNITED STATES AND GOD BLESS PRESIDENT GEORGE BUSH!

Answer 9

no difference