America Is Made up of 35 Fully Sovereign States That Are Divided by Language
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America is made up of 35 fully sovereign states that are divided by language. However, for the past two centuries, the most influential state has been the United States of America. Due to its geographical positioning and its enormously influential economy, it fundamentally shaped the international society of the Americas as we know it today. Another factor that contributed to its power is the amount of hard power that it possesses. The United States Military is known to be the most powerful and advanced military in the whole world. Its positioning is helpful as well because the entire continent is isolated from the rest of the world by oceans and since the United States of America is in the middle of the continent, as well as being the largest country in the continent, it controls most of the trade between its continent and the rest of the world. However, even though the situation in America has been like this for the past two centuries, it may change very soon due to the rising power of its neighboring states.Brazil, as an example, has been an ongoing threat to the hegemony of the United States for the past few decades. The reason is that it has an army comparable to that of the United States, in terms of soldiers, as well as the amount of agriculture and natural resources that are found within it. Some of its natural resources include: Iron, Gold, Steel, Natural gases, Hydro-electric power, Uranium and many others. All these factors can lead to a very stimulated and growing economy that can also challenge that of the United States. In addition, Brazil’s massive army can also make it an emerging power as it could possibly soon take control of its much smaller neighboring states.
Canada, as another example, could be a potential threat to the hegemony of the United States because it, as a country, is much larger than the United States and is actually the second largest country in the world. However, due to the disappointingly small size of its army, and the fact that Canada relies on the United States to sell most of its exports, the United States of America does not see Canada as a potential threat to its hegemony.A more potential threat is that of Venezuela. Due to the extraction of oil more than a century ago, 1908 to be precise, Venezuela has become a very powerful state in the international society of the Americas as well as in the United Nations. With the extraction of oil, Venezuela’s ability to make allies with other countries outside America increased by a tremendous amount. Allies such as Russia and Iran can be made and this may increase Venezuela’s power in the American international society because of the possible radical increase in hard power. Therefore, the balance of power in the American international society may possibly shift towards any of the previously listed countries in the near future, and this may indeed challenge the hegemony of the United States of America.