3 or 4 superpowers?

With the rise of China lately, the expansion and rejuvenation of Europe and all the talk of India's bright future are we looking at the rise of 3 new superpowers in addition to America? What do you think the situation may be in the interplay of these powers should this scenario arise?

3 or 4 superpowers?
Depends what you mean by super power. The only superiority that America has at this point is military superiority. In almost every other field there is at least another country that is at par or has surpassed the USA. However in military might it is far ahead of others. USA spend 50% of the world's total military bill, ALONE. In science and technology, healthcare, education, literacy, human rights %26amp;etc. in every other facet USA trails far behind.





If you look at the pattern it would make you wonder, is USA really the premier nation of the world that the world looks as guidance or is it simply a nation that has forgotten its principle of excellence and has gone ahead to become just a bully. Yes, militarily, USA outguns most other countries one-on-one, but in this day and age one-on-one doesn't happen and guns are not the only weapons either.





The economy feeds everything and the US economy is certainly not the healthiest in the world. It is still moving ahead due to inertia. Power goes in cycles, you rise you fall, you rise again, fall again. Europe was once the premier continent (albeit divided into many nations), then Europe went down, its on the rise again. both China and India were very advanced civilizations in the past: heck the Chinese made gunpowder and the Indians created the number system we use today.





And given China's size and growth rate they can very well overtake the US economy in 15-20 years. They already spend about 2-4% of their GDP on defense and they are not too far behind. Imagine what will happen when their GDP becomes as big as the USA's.
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