These new countries have become economic and military rivals, with the fictional country of Beninia caught in the middle.

He has maneuvered to eliminate his political and military rivals.

The proposed cuts reflect the Kremlin's assessment that the primary threat to the country is the failure of economic reform, not military rivals.

Gone also is the implication that Germany and Japan need to be viewed as potential military rivals.

The two nations are nascent military rivals with incompatible political systems.

India and Pakistan are military rivals that have fought each other repeatedly.

China is not a global military rival like the Soviet Union was during the cold war.

First, we are at peace, with no significant military rivals.

The United States today has clear technological superiority over any conceivable military rival.

He has no political or military rivals.