Future Superpowers?

**Kagemusha** · 06-03-2005, 15:08

What do you think how many military superpowers there will be in ten years from now in 2015.I personally think there will be four.First USA.I think they will maintain their power.Second,i think EU will emerge as a new superpower.Third Russia,I think they will regain some of their former power(there are intresting things going on in Putins Russia).Fourth,China.When the weapons exporting ban will end,I think there is going to be major increase in Chinese military budget.What do you gyus think?

**CBR** · 06-03-2005, 15:25

Hm the Chinese defense budget has already been on the rise for several years now. Europe need to find out what it wants to do before it will ever become a big player in the world.

But India and China are definitely two powers that are rising in power.

CBR

**Kagemusha** · 06-03-2005, 15:30

Originally Posted by CBR

Hm the Chinese defense budget has already been on the rise for several years now. Europe need to find out what it wants to do before it will ever become a big player in the world.

But India and China are definitely two powers that are rising in power.

CBR

What do you think about the Russians?To me India has too much work on its internall affairs.

**CBR** · 06-03-2005, 15:35

Hmm good question. Russia needs a lot of work on its economy to get back to super power status and even then it still just has a population of about 140 million which makes it comparable with Brazil and Japan.

I just dont see how it can sustain a superpower status or at least it will be considered a minor one.

CBR

**Kagemusha** · 06-03-2005, 15:46

Originally Posted by CBR

Hmm good question. Russia needs a lot of work on its economy to get back to super power status and even then it still just has a population of about 140 million which makes it comparable with Brazil and Japan.

I just dont see how it can sustain a superpower status or at least it will be considered a minor one.

CBR

Good points there.

I base my assumption about Russia mainly on its huge amounts of natural resources which are nationalized as we speak.

**Meneldil** · 06-03-2005, 15:58

Well, natural resources often slow down developement. Only a few country achieve to use their resources wisely, and I don't think Putin's russia is one of them.

**zelda12** · 06-03-2005, 15:35

I think Putin and his Russia is heading for a Dictatorship, except this time it will be the buisnessmen in charge. By this point America's star will be slowly fading as her economy starts to stutter and die. Europe startled by going on in Russia will be watching her larger neighbour and both will be starting to point guns at each other.

China and India will once again be itching to fight each other and Japan will begin to build its navy up in a big way as China gets more and more aggressive.