middle power

Table of Contents

Introduction References & Edit History Related Topics

Read Next

Portrait of Gregor MacGregor (1786-1845), mezzotint by Samuel William Reynolds, after Simon Jacques Rochard, c. 1820-1835. (Poyais)

The Craziest Scam? Gregor MacGregor Creates His Own Country

Union Jack flag of Great Britain, united kingdom

What’s the Difference Between Great Britain and the United Kingdom?

Flags of the countries of the world (flagpoles).

How Many Countries Are There in the World?

Map of Europe. Detail from the World Atlas.

What Is the Newest Country in the World?

Rural Irish landscape, Sligo, Ireland.

Why Is Ireland Two Countries?

Discover

Close up of praying mantis walking on stone ground against a blurred background in Japan

6 Animals That Eat Their Mates

Portrait of Marie Antoinette by Jean-Francois Janinet, 1777. Color etching and engraving with gold leaf printed on two sheets, 30x13.5 in.

Did Marie-Antoinette Really Say “Let Them Eat Cake”?

Berries and leaves of the bittersweet nightshade (Solanum dulcamara) plant. Poisonous plant

7 of the World’s Deadliest Plants

American bison (Bison bison) also known as buffalo or plains buffalo on the prairie, western U.S.

What’s the Difference Between Bison and Buffalo?

US Marines firing at Fallujah, Iraq, during the Second Battle of Fallujah in November 2004. Operation Iraqi Freedom, Iraq War.

Timeline of the 2000s

Thumbnail for flags that look alike quiz Russia, Slovenia, Iceland, Norway

Flags That Look Alike

German machine gunners occupy a trench during World War I.

Weapons of World War I

middle power: Related Content

Written and fact-checked by The Information Architects of Encyclopaedia Britannica

Topics

state nation-state irredentism anarchy city-state realism democratic peace Bantustan balance of power cosmopolitanism superpower