Yiliphi izwe elilandelayo elinamandla amakhulu?
Context:Okwamanje, yi-United States kuphela ehlangabezana nezimfuneko zokubhekwa njengombuso omkhulu. Nokho, i-United States ayisekho ukuphela kombuso omkhulu ongenakuphikiswa futhi ukuphela kombuso omkhulu emhlabeni olawula kuzo zonke izindawo (okungukuthi ezempi, isiko, ezomnotho, ezobuchwepheshe, ezombusazwe).  Kusukela ngawo-1990, iChina, i-European Union, i-India neRussia kuye kwachazwa ngokuvamile njengamazwe anamandla amakhulu. Ngaphambili iJapane yayibhekwa njengombuso onamandla ngenxa yokukhula kwayo okukhulu kwezomnotho. Nokho, isimo salo njengombuso onamandla amakhulu siye sawohloka kusukela ngawo-1990 ngenxa yokuguga kwabantu nokuma komnotho.
Isizwe esinamandla okuba namandla amakhulu nethonya enkundleni yamazwe omhlaba sibhekwa njengesizwe esinamandla amakhulu. Lezi zizwe zinekhono lokuba nethonya elikhulu emhlabeni ngenxa yokuhlanganiswa kwazo kwezomnotho, ezombangazwe, nezempi. Nakuba i - United States neSoviet Union ngokuvamile zazibhekwa njengamazwe anamandla amakhulu phakathi neMpi Yomshoshaphansi, le nkulumo manje isiye yabhekisela nakwezinye izizwe.  Ngenxa yokwanda komnotho wayo ngokushesha namandla ayo ezempi, ngezinye izikhathi iChina kukhulunywa ngayo njengombuso onamandla amakhulu. I-Belt and Road Initiative yesizwe ibhekwa njengesinyathelo esikhulu sokuthuthukisa ithonya layo emhlabeni wonke. Ngakolunye uhlangothi, i - India ingase ibe usongo ngenxa yabantu bayo abaningi, umnotho wayo okhula ngokushesha, nebutho layo lempi elinamandla.  Ngenxa yamandla ayo ahlangene kwezomnotho nakwezombangazwe, i-European Union ingenye yezindawo ezinamandla amakhulu. Naphezu kokuba nebutho elincane, linethonya elikhulu namandla athambile. Elinye izwe eliye lakhulunywa ngalo njengombuso omkhulu ongaba khona yiRussia, enamasosha amakhulu nemithombo yemvelo eminingi. Nokho, izinkinga zezomnotho zamuva zingase ziphazamise ikhono layo lokuba umbuso onamandla amakhulu.  Abantu abaningi baseBrazil, ingcebo yemithombo yemvelo, nomnotho okhulayo kungenye yezinto ezenza leli zwe libe yizwe elinamandla. Ukubamba iqhaza kwesizwe ezingxoxweni zamazwe omhlaba mayelana nokuguquka kwesimo sezulu kanye nobuholi baso eLatin America kube nomthelela ekwandeni komthelela waso endaweni yesehlakalo yomhlaba.