The United States is the greatest power the world has yet seen. U.S. armed forces are so powerful that direct military confrontation with the United States is impossible for any other country. The U.S. economy is the dynamic center of an emerging world economy. The U.S. dollar functions as the reserve currency for the entire world. American living standards continue to rise at least as fast as anywhere else on earth.
American culture is so wildly popular that other countries pass laws against it.
English has become the lingua franca of the whole planet. The principles of America's founding political documents are widely imitated. The United States continues to be the world destination for ambitious, capable immigrants in every field. America has become the world's first hyperpower, combining financial, economic, political, military, and cultural priority. Only time will tell what will come of this overwhelming dominance.