A hegemon is a result over the competition between the most powerful nations, and who the presiding global power will corner the market on being the strongest, and the one in charge. However in the process for the domination that the hegemon executes, a result is shown that, “In a competition for the position of leader, bandwagoning is sensible behavior where gains are possible even for the losers and where losing does not place their security in jeopardy.” (Inkenberry 25). Thus protection is understood to be secured by the less powerful countries and given to them by the hegemon in exchange for their full support. The United States is the worlds current hegemon, with massive power in multiple areas securing unwavering control and say in the majority of global events. Regardless of the instance that world order would be secured through a constitutional system, the United States will continue to be a hegemon. As the current …show more content…
There is no true necessity to provide a hegemon for power and leadership. Give the chance that the United States was no longer to be the hegemon; it is not given that another nation would automatically step in to fill the position. It is possible for mutual nations to remain equally powerful, yet neither overlapping the other, neither becoming a true hegemon. A hegemon is required though to be the final voice in times of conflict, to help those stranded on the fence over decisions. When a country is in need of aid, though the United Nations are a viable outlet for resources, on many occasions it has been through their status as the hegemon that that United States provided relief efforts to countries in need. “Hegemonic orders are also hierarchical…within the order weaker and secondary states are formally sovereign and the extent and mechanisms of domination can be looser and less formal” (Ikenberry