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  Superpower: A superpower is an all-powerful country whose power cannot be cumulatively balanced even by all other countries coming together. A superpower can be balanced by another superpower only. In the situation of unipolarity, the only option is to  bandwagon  with the superpower. Bandwagon is a technical term in international politics where weaker powers just align with the stronger power to be safe/benefitted   Nation v/s Nation state v/s State Nationv/s Civilisation State: Nation: A nation is more of an emotional concept. The nation comprises a group of people sharing ethnolinguistic similarities and having a sense of belongingness Group of people living together in a common area with a sense of belonging. Nation-State: Nation-State is a legal concept of people with common cultural traits( religion, language, etc) under an organized state( sovereignty). Its four constituents are-  Population Territory, Government, Sovereignty. It is a group of people ...