abstract:Primus inter pares ( (protos metaxy ison), ) is a Latin phrase describing the most senior person of a group sharing the same rank or office.Primus inter pares (from the Hutchinson Encyclopedia, 2007, via www.
It is a charge that resonates beyond romantics who recall the post-war golden age of cabinet government when Whitehall was a collection of ministerial baronies, each run by a big beast and overseen by a prime minister who was merely primusinterpares.
With growing middle classes and a vast array of natural resources, the countries are also vulnerable in that they are still tied to the fates of other countries: China, which is also a competitor, and Brazil, which is more like a primusinterpares.