In international relations, US hegemony refers to the United States’ predominant role in organizing, regulating, and stabilizing the global order through a mix of military, economic, institutional, and cultural power, more by leadership and consent than by formal imperial rule. The US exerts this influence via its military network, control over key economic and financial structures, agenda‑setting in international institutions, and the global reach of its firms, technologies, and culture.[1][2][3][4][5][6]