*Not to be confused with Gramsci's concept of Cultural Hegemony*

In [international relations](International_Relations "wikilink"),
**hegemony** refers to a situation where one state possesses control or
significant influence over several others

## Historical Examples

  - [US Hegemony](US_Hegemony "wikilink")
  - [French Hegemony](French_Hegemony "wikilink")
  - [New Zealander Hegemony](New_Zealander_Hegemony "wikilink")
  - [Australian Hegemony](Australian_Hegemony "wikilink")
  - [USSR Hegemony](USSR_Hegemony "wikilink")
  - [Saudi Arabian Hegemony](Saudi_Arabian_Hegemony "wikilink")
  - [Russian Hegemony](Russian_Hegemony "wikilink")
  - [Libyan Hegemony](Libyan_Hegemony "wikilink")
  - [Iranian Hegemony](Iranian_Hegemony "wikilink")