yeah, as another poster said, i would like to know why we will be shortly returning to a multi-superpower world? I read so many different news sources every day (left and right, can't argue effectively if you dont know the other side), and i haven't seen anything close this happening yet. Russia, years away from economically being a superpower, plus they have quite a bit of "internal problems". China, same as russia on the economics. Yes, they are a very large economy. however, their infrastructure is too weak to support a superpower. as well as russia, they have some "internal problems".... India, another large economy, but again their infrastructure is not on par with being a superpower, and they have a long way to go. Any islamic group of nations/peoples..... do i need to even address this one? The EU.... yes, a very large economy, yes they have the infrastructure, no they dont have the right type of government to be a superpower. You really think that 25+ nations can come together and act the way a superpower needs to act to be considered so? if anybody, they have the best shot at it, but their differences and national pride will always get in the way. there needs to be a generation of people that were born under the EU and lived under the EU and rule it before that happens, and thats a while away. any latin american coalition??? again, infrastructure, economy not in place.
While I dont doubt that one day, somewhere in the future, there will be another superpower, it is, at best, 20 years away in my opinion. And why the hell would we want another superpower? Two superpowers in the world, and you dont think a massive war could break out or they may not work together and people could get hurt???? ever heard of the phrase "too many cooks in the kitchen"? too many superpowers trying to do what they think is right could only lead to disaster. I know im not holding my breath for another superpower, in fact, i dont look forward to the day because of the impact it is going to have on the world in a negative way. id be interested to hear what people think of too many superpowers, or not enough, depending on your opinion....