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Eisenhower was dismissive of Churchill’s attempts to revive the wartime spirit of Great Power summitry.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

For they were born into a world of Great Power rivalries, in which, in Mark Carney's words, "the strong can do what they can, and the weak must suffer what they must".

From BBC • Jan. 24, 2026

But it is also a preview of what the opening beats of a modern Great Power conflict could look like.

From New York Times • Apr. 24, 2024

“In the two current Great Power competitions, the United States is essentially on the tactical defensive,” he points out.

From Washington Post • May 4, 2022

Months later, he heard that Sir Somebody Something was deeply interested in his comments on the activity of a certain Great Power in the neighborhood of Britain’s chief coaling-stations in the Indian Ocean.

From Cynthia's Chauffeur by Tracy, Louis