Who do you think will rule by the end of the 21st century? USA- EU- China-Russia, and why?
479100
China will be an economic leader for sure. No way that there will be any trouble because of a dual economic system because of the strong and sublime chinease culture. Europe have accumilated enough wisdom to be the political leader and Russia have the best research mentalities in the world.\nIf the united states continues its compulsive gambler's policy and the middle east and keeps suffering from corruption, religious trends, the shrinking of democracy and the acceptance of all falacies spread by media, then we might see the shift in power within 20 years max. \nAs for Japan, it will side by the winner,so if China rises, japan and korea will join it.\nIndia still have a loooong road to go because of extreme paoverty and low education standards, but it will have an important rule to play because of bollywood(the indian huge movie industry which is very effective and popular in assia and the third world)
1154528
Political power -  China would have to get rid of its comunist and Natualist ideals to be the most powerful....remember Russia had all that, but had no control over the free world.China has no political power in West...IT CAN NOT BE DONE WITHOUT POLITICAL POWER......NO...oh and China will not be able to maintain its 10% growth every year...when that falls(what goes up must come down) China has come up to fast ..It will not be able to feed its over populated country.
639908
Agree it'll be China - the population pressures, increasing demand for other goods, a developing financial market structure, booming industry all point to economic expansion. Sheer size indicates its importance as a market and the hegemony it will project.\n\nAustralia just doesn't have the market mover potential, nor the military, nor the power projection.\n\nAnother possibility is the EU, once they cope with the unemployment, immigration and inflationary pressures.\n\nIt is entirely possible there will be no superpower for a while.
218313
It seems highly unlikley that the west will be ablew to keep a chockehold on the world forever, although it will be a while yet. Just look at 9/11, and how many westerners are killed in the middle east every day. A lot of people dislike america (and be "america" i mean the allies wholl do anything to keep on her good side cough britain cough) But im british, i live in ebgland, and my father nearly died when lodon was attcked in july. \n\nBut keeping on subject, I dont really understand why china is under such suspicion, they have made no aggresive military movments, no secret nuclear program, and have not yet been blamed for any attcks on america. Its yet another witch hunt, random peole were blamed for deaths of catlle in the 16th/ 17th century, communists blamed for various problems, and now no communist threat? What will do with all this money? Another threat needs to be created, and finally we have found a threat that will never ever leave. People who dislike us. I dont blame them.\n\nSo, no, it wont be a Communist China or a Muslim soceity that destrys us all, who do we have to blame for warmongering, and damging lives but ourselves?
1133032
Axis-Militarily-it may surprise you - I think it's gonna be Uncle Sam in cahoots with India and Russia.\n\nFinancially - US of A, China and India in that order.\nMost of us will probably be dead by then.\nst
439217
War on Terror and Weapons of Mass Destruction are the funniest words of this century. \nTruely speaking, the superpower countries like USA,Russia,Germany,Britain,China have enough nuclear, hydrogen and bio-chemical bombs that is more than enough to completely destroy the whole EARTH leaving no bit of it.
257096
I've gotta say Turkey. It is more developed than Kazahkstan. It has more influence, bigger businesses and a larger military. Then again, Kazakhstan has oil and that may be a huge factor for them in the future. I just dont see it growing quickly without Russia backing. Turkey is more developed in the international community.
830983
The 21st century sadly will be a war-zone.\n\nTerrorists are everywhere, and nuclear weapons continue to spread to 3rd world nations. Put the two together and its a recipe for disaster.\n\nLike most people, I long for peace. But I don't see it happening. Hopefully, we all learn from the past, and trust in God and diplomacy.
455343
China becomes the new economic superpower... U.S. becomes much more like current eurpean nations are now... powerful, but not the main power... overall, there won't be a major difference on "the streets"
155928
eventually, yes. no empire lasts forever. it will hafta be a silent takeover (nonviolent). starts with control of politics reverting to the republic we were supposed to be but never were. next is the economy, basing it on goods rather than variables.\nhttp://www.philipdru.com/griffin2_stream.html
33265
China, in fact there was a recent study that shows china will be using more then the resources that are being made right now.  it will happen sometime in the next couple decades.
14574
I think that we will have a military prescence in those two countries for many years to come.  Look at Germany and Japan. 60 years after the end of WWII and we still have forces in those two countries.
351540
i hate to say it, but i honestly think its going to be unlikely that usa moves on, given that we're in the group of death... ghana, czech republic, and italy... i think italy & czech republic will move on...
723124
United States. Russia would've been #2, but most of theirs are decommissioned. India is proabbly #3. China a close #4.
197115
China is definitely up and coming and is already one of the major players in the world strategy game. Whether it will be the only player, only time will tell. \n\nSomeone once asked Deng Xiaoping whether democracy has proven to be a superior system of government. He answered: "it is too early to tell as it has only been in exsitence for about 500 years". \n\nWhether China wants to be a world superpower is another story - not everyone wants to be able to project its power even though it has it. Throughout history, China has not expanded outside its borders since historical times even though it had the means to do so. It used to use bribery to improve relations and trade rather than invading and colonising any other country.
953494
China is a power to reckon with in the future especially that it s booming a an economic power.  Later, it might develop  superior arms and might engage in military adventurism in conquering other countries.
177552
The most ominous problem that will affect the US easily in the next 5 or 10 years will be the overpopulation of such countries as Red China, India, Pakistan, Indonesia, etc, along with the declining fortunes of the US and Europe.\nRed China has been quietly sabotaging and infiltrating the US since they killed JFK for starters, and are now openly getting military about it all.  They are behind the "Terrorists" and most of the troubles we face across the world today.  Just think, the world's population is suppossed to be DOUBLED by 2012, and yet Red China will run out of food and energy sources for their own people alone in 2010, or so, I have heard on TV.  The only good news is that such may catch up to them before they can invade Taiwan, Japan, Hawaii, California, etc.