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While this may be true, the shifting of global economic power is often a precursor for major conflict between superpowers, at least in theory. When a hegemonic power begins to slide while another rises--seemingly to take the current hegemony's place atop the global hierarchy, many theories argue that conflict between the two could very likely occur. This is one reason we like highly intertwined global economies; the more one country has invested in another, the less likely major conflict is to ensue.