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[[File:The Great Powers Gap 2022.jpg|thumbnail|3500px|center|"The United States and China are undoubtedly the two most powerful countries, but at least one more country must be roughly in their league for multipolarity to exist. This is where claims of multipolarity fall apart. Every country that could plausibly rank third—France, Germany, India, Japan, Russia, the United Kingdom—is in no way a rough peer of the United States or China." -[https://archive.ph/I2bFZ The Myth of Multipolarity], American Power’s Staying Power, ''Foreign Affairs'', 2023