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**Morageort** · 07-03-2006, 09:29 PM

I tend to agree most with Yidaki.

Europe already meets the criteria for a superpower so all they need to do is unify.

So much easier to say than to do! The countries of Europe are quite culturally separate (especially the Eastern from the Western, and the north from the south). Economically, we could be more powerful in unity, certainly; but there are strong cultural cross-currents that make true 'unity' difficult.

If I had to choose one, my vote would go to China, because their economy is growing so fast. However, they do have a lot of problems, so... it could all go more pear-shaped than it is already. And I don't have much knowledge of these issues anyway...

India I think is still behind China and Japan in this 'race'; as for Russia and Brazil, possibly in the longer term future but I think there would be some other 'superpower' before them.

I think Japan will become highly 'fashionable' in the west before too long, with us maybe adopting certain aspects in much the same way as they adopt some of ours, but I don't think it will become the 'next superpower' (if there was to be such a thing).

07-03-2006, 09:29 PM	#5
Morageort Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 454 Senior Member	I tend to agree most with Yidaki. Europe already meets the criteria for a superpower so all they need to do is unify. So much easier to say than to do! The countries of Europe are quite culturally separate (especially the Eastern from the Western, and the north from the south). Economically, we could be more powerful in unity, certainly; but there are strong cultural cross-currents that make true 'unity' difficult. If I had to choose one, my vote would go to China, because their economy is growing so fast. However, they do have a lot of problems, so... it could all go more pear-shaped than it is already. And I don't have much knowledge of these issues anyway... India I think is still behind China and Japan in this 'race'; as for Russia and Brazil, possibly in the longer term future but I think there would be some other 'superpower' before them. I think Japan will become highly 'fashionable' in the west before too long, with us maybe adopting certain aspects in much the same way as they adopt some of ours, but I don't think it will become the 'next superpower' (if there was to be such a thing).
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