Next World Superpower

[MorbidAngelAleks]

The Roman Empire stood for approximately 1,000 years. Likewise, the British Empire was the world's dominant power for about 300 years. Pre-WWI and WWII Germany approached world super power status; post WWII Russia through about 1980 could also be labeled as a "superpower." So the concept of superpower has been a recurring theme throughout modern history.
It seems to take shape when a nation with a large supply of economic resources(and a means of putting them to use), an effective government, a dominant military and a generally content populace synthesize into a cohesive whole that dominates other nations in terms of the aforementioned characteristics.
When you look back on history, however, i think that its interesting to see how and why a super power takes shape and how it can maintain itself over time.
So now that the United States of America is the world's only superpower, which nation do you guys think is going to be next? Where do you see the causes for a superpower to occur happening now? How much longer do you think the United States is going to be the world's dominant power?

I was going to make this a poll, but I'm not putting all the countries I know up, only to have some dip sh*t tell me their idea isn't up there. But i can guarantee you all now, if I have no idea what your talking about, it definitely won't be the next superpower.

What do I think...well i have a couple of theories.
Australia and Canada>>>they'll form The Canada-Australia federation. Taxation will be low, Chilling will be a national pastime and the only thing we'll have to get worked up about is warm beer...AND ROVE'S OUR FIRST PRESIDENT!!!

If that fails I reckon it's Mexico. They look and act so poor, worthless and helpless, but they're really building up all their power, look, they're slowing taking over the US. You know, eventually, they'll be the majority race over there. They will have a rev. and hijack the White house, and Hitler-style they'll intimidate the voters in a "democratic" vote and win. Then they will join the two and make a huge mother of a country..yea...we should watch our backs...

So yeah, incase you don't want to read through all my bullshit, basically who do you think will be the next superpower?
I'll post a real response later..as the above two were not real...incase you hadn't gathered.

[russellofdeath]

i think it will be china and America will not stay around for much longer. they are sh*t stirrers and always piss people off there going to piss too many of the wrong people ff and that will be the end. I'm thinking china it is huge and i think they are moving forward very quickly. also if you want to help me take over the world we can change history, but it wont happen without your help. the sad thing is our government has there head so far up the Americans arse we will go with them

[Phoenix]

you forgot about the dominance greece had for a considerable time and macedonia, however onto the future i believe that if people pollute everything we all gonna be in sh*t

[russellofdeath]

i agree we will be in deep sh*t very soon, but ether everything will collapse and were all pretty fucked or something will rule over the sh*t hole and we'll still be fucked and i think there will Chinese men doing that

[MorbidAngelAleks]

China has my vote. Amazingly enough, their quazi-capitalistic communism is actually beginning to work. The economic reforms introduced by Deng Xiaoping in the late seventies have transformed the Chinese economy and produced a period of spectacular growth. China's GDP grew at an average rate of 9.3 percent between 1979-1993 while the world's GDP experienced a growth rate of only 2.6 percent for the same period. China's GDP has quadrupled over a period of only fifteen years. It has improved its status as a trading nation, rising to eleventh position from number thirty-seven in ten years. China has accumulated a large foreign currency reserve and is second in the world only to Japan. China has also taken advantage of foreign investment and is also rated second in the world, after the US. And one thing that must be realized is that the above figures do not include any contribution from Hong Kong, which China regained as a possession in July 1997. Furthermore, China still maintains a massive potential to grow. The country possess' a jaugernaut of a domestic market and a huge amount of cheap labor from it's population of 1.3 billion. Their foreign debt is $184 billion for a GDP of $6.449 trillion.

As far as military, their available military manpower fit for military service: 208,143,352 and the number of males entering military age anually is 12,494,201.

Furthermore, it can be seen that the Chinese certainly have the determination to become a world leader. My money is one them.

[russellofdeath]

where the hell did u pull that from. and i still think i was right even though i think your agreeing with me

[Phoenix]

yeh, the chinese are a very determined people, and there are more of them than any other civilisation

[MorbidAngelAleks]

russellofdeath said:

where the hell did u pull that from.

The joys of studying year 11 economics.

[Phoenix]

Learning economics and finding out about government?, but good management and man-power, China has those things

[russellofdeath]

OK, i i found that one of the few interesting this in sos. i always found it boring probably because of my teacher. i spell checked it now.

also eveyone (jordan) my name is Russell

[Phoenix]

spell check Russell, but yeah the teacher can make it boring, however onto TOPIC: next world superpower i reckon that some middle eastern countries may get fed up of the Americans and possibly start to uprise against the bullying America has done

[MorbidAngelAleks]

They're not big enough, and are dealing too much with Religious feuds in their own countries to do anything useful really. Well that's what i think.

[Phoenix]

yeh, although if they could work out those problems they may get somewhere, they gotta think more in unison rather than seperate

[MorbidAngelAleks]

They don't seem to enjoy that though...

[Phoenix]

which is why their asses will be kicked

[snake]

besides....

if some middle eastern country did attack America George Bush would probably wage a full scale war on them (if they do have oil) or nuke'em (if they don't have oil).


and most middle eastern countries are too busy blowing the F@#* out of each other to become a threat to anyone else

[akira]

yeh probably china

[Phoenix]

although if the people of china rebel there are alot of them so it could screw them

[russellofdeath]

why would they rebel, they seem to have no reason to at the moment

[Phoenix]

they are communist, the people might have enough with it since the government is hard