--- title: "How do emerging powers challenge the traditional dominance of established nations?" description: "How do emerging powers challenge the traditional dominance of established nations?" author: "Amrith Chandran" published: 2025-09-10 updated: 2025-09-21 canonical: https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/115674/how-do-emerging-powers-challenge-the-traditional-dominance-of-established-nations category: "world politics" tags: ["world politics"] reading_time: 1 minute --- # How do emerging powers challenge the traditional dominance of established nations? ## Answers ### Answer by Himanshi Gupta Long time ago, big countries like America, England was boss of the world. They have money, army, [technology](https://www.mindstick.com/blog/305486/the-role-of-technology-in-improving-quality-of-life). But now new powers coming like China, India, Russia. They are [growing](https://www.mindstick.com/articles/13068/mobile-apps-and-its-growing-importance-for-today-s-businesses) very fast, making new roads, rockets, army, even apps like TikTok. When new powers rise, old boss feel scared. Like in school, if one kid always top, and new kid start scoring good, old kid get worry. Same happen with countries. New powers want more voice in [United Nations](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/106102/what-is-the-role-of-the-united-nations), more trade chance, more respect. China make [projects](https://www.mindstick.com/articles/105927/how-to-excel-at-managing-multiple-projects) like [Belt and Road](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/101004/what-is-the-significance-of-china-s-belt-and-road-initiative-bri), giving money and [building](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/41777/what-did-the-british-offer-to-enslaved-african-americans-in-exchange-for-looting-and-burning-the-capitol-building-in-washington-d-c) ports in many country. India make digital tech strong, sending rockets to moon and Mars. This make them strong, not always listening to America. Russia also use power in wars, like in Ukraine. So balance is changing. Old powers cannot [control](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/40949/what-was-the-immigration-reform-and-control-act-of-1986) everything now. They have to share with new powers. Sometimes this make fight, sometimes [competition](https://www.mindstick.com/articles/23460/5-ways-you-can-use-competition-to-your-benefit), sometimes teamwork. [Historians and leaders](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/view/views/indian-history) say world is multipolar now, not only one boss. This [challenge](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/34754/which-indian-sportsman-has-clinched-the-men-s-singles-title-at-the-austrian-open-international-challenge-badminton-tournament) the dominance of old countries because new ones want to sit on same big table. --- Original Source: https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/115674/how-do-emerging-powers-challenge-the-traditional-dominance-of-established-nations Copyright © MindStick Software Pvt. Ltd. This Markdown version is provided for developers, AI systems, and offline reading.