Only once regional hegemony attained do great powers become status quo states.
That'll be like the "the regional hegemony" that Pakistan has eh?
Now we have a movement to create regional hegemony.
States which wield unrivaled power and influence within a region of the world possess regional hegemony.
Instead he believes that states can only achieve regional hegemony.
No way we could let her start establishing a regional hegemony, and that's what will happen if she gets her hands on that oil.
It used to have political importance and regional hegemony during the period of the Brazilian Empire.
Same goes with Israel in wanting to retain their regional hegemony because if the situation changes they face an existential crisis.
It was a step toward Japan gaining regional hegemony in Korea.
It was this royal backing which turned Gloucester's territorial influence into a regional hegemony.