Worlds Next Superpower ?
After seeing all these political threads lately....I am curious to findout about who TAs think the Worlds Next Superpower would be ?
I will list an " Other " in the poll,if you belong to a country or think that a certian country has all right things and could qualify to be a superpower please list them.
Thank you.
A little Insight on the countries listed in the poll.
European Union :-
The European Union has been called a potential superpower by academics.The power of the European Union will rival that of the United States in the 21st century.Several factors: the EU's large population, the EU's large economy, the EU's low inflation rates, the unpopularity and perceived failure of US foreign policy in recent years, and certain EU members' high quality of life (when measured in terms such as hours worked per week).
On the other hand the EU as a whole has consistently suffered from a growth deficit vis-a-vis the US, high unemployment, and public deficits even while most member states of the EU lagged substantially behind the US in R&D investment, technological innovation, and, since 1995, productivity gains.
People's Republic of China :-
Receives almost continual coverage in the popular press of its potential superpower status and has been identified as a rising or emerging economic and military superpower by academics and other experts.Professor Shujie Yao of Nottingham University has said "China will overtake the United States to become the world's largest economy by 2038 if current growth rates continue", and that China's GDP will overtake that of Japan by 2017 or 2018, and Germany's by 2008. Professor Yao thinks that "under an optimistic scenario", "China could become a real superpower in 30 years time".
Geoffrey Murphay's China: The Next Superpower argues that while the potential for China is high, this is fairly perceived only by looking at the risks and obstacles China faces in managing its population and resources. The political situation in China is too fragile to survive into superpower status according to Susan Shirk, writing in China: Fragile Superpower.Other factors that could constrain China's ability to become a superpower in the future include: limited supplies of energy and raw materials, questions over its innovation capability, inequality and corruption, and risks to social stability and the environment.
India :-
Is the world's most populous democracy, and has impressive GDP growth of around 9%.According to Goldman Sachs revised BRIC progress report, "India’s GDP (in US$ terms) will surpass that of the US before 2050, to make it the second largest economy" in the world. India will also see their GDP per capita in US$ terms quadruple in the years from 2007 to 2020. India's emergence in the spheres of information technology and other service industries, and regional power politics, are recognized as reasons that India may rival American, European or Chinese power in the future.
Newsweek, and the International Herald Tribune join several academics in discussing India's potential to be a third superpower.
China and India rising to superpower status isn't inevitable, according to scholars such as Professor Pranab Bardhan, Chief Editor of the Journal of Development Economics, who suggest that millions mired in poverty and ineffective government prevent China or India from rivaling the U.S. or the E.U. any time soon.
Russia:-
Intends to re-emerge as a "full-fledged superpower", according to Proffessor Steven Rosefielde of Southwest Missouri State University He also says that "Contrary to conventional wisdom, this goal would appear to be easily within the Kremlin's grasp, but the cost to the Russian people and global security would be immense." R. G. Williams of the Naval Postgraduate School contends that, "present Western policy pursuits will lead to a regenerated authoritarian Russian superpower." However Vladimir Putin has described "superpower" as a Cold War term that no longer applies.
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