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This paper discusses hegemonic strength, the role of the G7 in international politics, and the historical variation in policy congruence between G7 members. The authors focus less on strategies of resistance to hegemonic leadership and more on the variation in policy cohesion between a hegemon and its key allies. The paper describes how the possibility of resistance to hegemonic leadership in the core creates fundamental problems for hegemonic leadership, especially if such hegemonic leadership requires core support to supplement its capabilities.