Despite recently closing hundreds of bases in Iraq and Afghanistan, the United States still maintains nearly 800 military bases in more than 70 countries and territories abroad with a staggering military budget of $753.5 billion.

The United States spends more on national defense than China, India, Russia, United Kingdom, Saudi Arabia, Germany, France, Japan, South Korea, Italy, and Australia combined

So much of America's power comes from its size: it is one the largest countries on Earth by population and area, and is rich in natural resources and human capital. It is also in many ways an island nation; because it faces no major threats on its borders apart from migrants from central American countries.

The US cultural influence extends across the world, for example over two billion people speak some English in the world today with the majority speaking an Americanised version of the language. US TV programmes, films, video games and music have a large domestic market of more than 300 million customers, in addition to their influence on the rest of the world. The USA also has a social and cultural impact on immediate neighbours such as Mexico and Canada and on North/Central America as a whole.
It is the world's foremost economic, political and military power, it has the third largest population in the world (325) million people.
America remains the last western stronghold/empire.

Since the end of second world war in 1945 and the fall of Soviet Union in 1991, no nation on earth is as powerful as America. Though China is growing rapidly in both economic and military aspect, but can China truly dethrone America in the nearest future?


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Mynd44

As long as civilization keeps evolving, world powers will always fall and a new one will always rise up ...

Heroes rise, heroes fall.

Life Na turn by turn.

We had some other world powers before America.
Example is the Ottoman Empire.

My own thinking is not in that direction. Things are so difficult. Life is hard.

There have been more powerful countries and Empires than the US..

The Roman Empire..

The Ottoman Empire.

The Mongol Empire..

And yet they are no more..

Change is constant..

The US is barely 400 years old as a country..

Some of these Empires lasted over a thousand years before they crumbled..

So..

See you in the next thousand years..

No country can dethrone America. at least not in the next 200 years

Amotolongbo:
Heroes rise, heroes fall.

Life Na turn by turn.

We had some other world powers before America.
Example is the Ottoman Empire.

Yeah, we also had Egypt, UK, France etc

FlipModeSquade:
There have been more powerful countries and Empires than the US..

The Roman Empire..

The Ottoman Empire.

The Mongol Empire..

And yet they are no more..

Change is constant..

The US is barely 400 years old as a country..

Some of these Empires lasted over a thousand years before they crumbled..

So..

See you in the next thousand years..

You are right, but there's something about America, it can project power to any corner of the world within 24hrs

dawnomike:
As long as civilization keeps evolving, world powers will always fall and a new one will always rise up ...

Sure.

JavaScript90:
No country can dethrone America. at least not in the next 200 years

Hmm, especially in the military aspect

God1000:

You are right, but there's something about America, it can project power to any corner of the world within 24hrs

Lol..

It can project power?

These Empires actually RULED far corners of the world..

JavaScript90:
No country can dethrone America. at least not in the next 200 years

Nothing lasts FOREVER..

At the height of the Roman Empire..

They would have thought it would last forever..

No country needs to dethrone America..

It can implode from within..

eDoctorr:
My own thinking is not in that direction. Things are so difficult. Life is hard.

More 600 years suffering for you for voting Buhari

JavaScript90:
No country can dethrone America. at least not in the next 200 years

Watch Russia, it'll be the one that'll destroy America

God1000:
The US cultural influence extends across the world, for example over two billion people speak some English in the world today with the majority speaking an Americanised version of the language.

That's not true. A lot of people speak English because of British influences not America. India, Pakistan, Nigeria, Philippines which have the highest number of English speakers save the US all speak English due to the Brits.

The question should be, will there ever be a powerful empire like the British empire. Those motherfuckers colonised 90% of the world, including the United States. Almost every country in the world has independence day because of Britain. On the other hand, Militarily, America has had troubles defeating its enemies in a major war since World War 2 (Cuba, Vietnam, Korea, Cambodia, Somalia, Iraq, Laos, Lebanon and now Afghanistan) and is constantly being checkmated by Russia.

It's Economic power and cultural impacts is mainly due to its size and population. The same reason Nigeria is able to culturally influence most of Western Africa.

Phunmilola:


That's not true. A lot of people speak English because of British influences not America. India, Pakistan, Nigeria, Philippines which have the highest number of English speakers save the US all speak English due to the Brits.

The question should be, will there ever be a powerful empire like the British empire. Those motherfuckers colonised 90% of the world, including the United States. Almost every country in the world has independence day because of Britain. On the other hand, Militarily, America has had troubles defeating its enemies in a major war since World War 2 (Cuba, Vietnam, Korea, Cambodia, Somalia, Iraq, Laos, Lebanon and now Afghanistan) and is constantly being checkmated by Russia.

It's Economic power and cultural impacts is mainly due to its size and population. The same reason Nigeria is able to culturally influence most of Western Africa.

But do you think America will become so weak like UK someday? Even after the dethronement.
UK of today depends on America for external protection.

America today, America forever.

FlipModeSquade:
Nothing lasts FOREVER..

At the height of the Roman Empire..

They would have thought it would last forever..

No country needs to dethrone America..

It can implode from within..

Just like Soviet Union

Amotolongbo:
Heroes rise, heroes fall.

Life Na turn by turn.

We had some other world powers before America.
Example is the Ottoman Empire.

I think "World power" is a misnomer as no country or empire has ever been in charge of the world.
The largest empire in history is British empire but it covered only 25% of the world at its zenith.

No country can have America's influence in the foreseeable future.
If America falls today, none can replace it. What we will have is a series
of regional powers struggling for control.

America's power lies in money and not its military which is incapable of fighting
well organised and determined enemies.

ivolt:
No country can have America's influence in the foreseeable future.
If America falls today, none can replace it. What we will have is a series
of regional powers struggling for control.

America's power lies in money and not its military which is incapable of fighting
well organised and determined enemies.

Yeah, multipolar world

God1000:

But do you think America will become so weak like UK someday? Even after the dethronement.
UK of today depends on America for external protection.

Nothing last forever. But I don't see them falling off anytime soon due to its language, allies and location.

But I believe the decline will start the moment China overtakes it Economically. The truth is that except in Africa, the US is no longer feared militarily. Once the US loses Economic power, allows China to become attractive and loses the effects of its sanctions, that will be the beginning of the end. It no longer has monopoly on nuclear power which propelled it to become a superpower.

Phunmilola:


Nothing last forever. But I don't see them falling off anytime soon due to its language, allies and location.

But I believe the decline will start the moment China overtakes it Economically. The truth is that except in Africa, the US is no longer feared militarily. Once the US loses Economic power, allows China to become attractive and loses the effects of its sanctions, that will be the beginning of the end. It no longer has monopoly on nuclear power which propelled it to become a superpower.

I agree, America has a strong network of allies which China doesn't have at the moment.
Though we still don't know US strategy of containing China, but I don't think these countries will ever engage in military confrontation.

Also they are inventing new weapons everyday, maybe we're still going to see a more lethal weapons than nuclear warheads

Awkabigboy:

More 600 years suffering for you for voting Buhari

My brother, I no vote Buhari o.

God1000:
Despite recently closing hundreds of bases in Iraq and Afghanistan, the United States still maintains nearly 800 military bases in more than 70 countries and territories abroad with a staggering military budget of $753.5 billion.

The United States spends more on national defense than China, India, Russia, United Kingdom, Saudi Arabia, Germany, France, Japan, South Korea, Italy, and Australia combined

So much of America's power comes from its size: it is one the largest countries on Earth by population and area, and is rich in natural resources and human capital. It is also in many ways an island nation; because it faces no major threats on its borders apart from migrants from central American countries.

The US cultural influence extends across the world, for example over two billion people speak some English in the world today with the majority speaking an Americanised version of the language. US TV programmes, films, video games and music have a large domestic market of more than 300 million customers, in addition to their influence on the rest of the world. The USA also has a social and cultural impact on immediate neighbours such as Mexico and Canada and on North/Central America as a whole.
It is the world's foremost economic, political and military power, it has the third largest population in the world (325) million people.
America remains the last western stronghold/empire.

Since the end of second world war in 1945 and the fall of Soviet Union in 1991, no nation on earth is as powerful as America. Though China is growing rapidly in both economic and military aspect, but can China truly dethrone America in the nearest future?

lol if you think China will ever reveal how much they spend on their military

America is God's own country... So expect them to be top for the next 100 years....

God1000:
Despite recently closing hundreds of bases in Iraq and Afghanistan, the United States still maintains nearly 800 military bases in more than 70 countries and territories abroad with a staggering military budget of $753.5 billion.

The United States spends more on national defense than China, India, Russia, United Kingdom, Saudi Arabia, Germany, France, Japan, South Korea, Italy, and Australia combined

So much of America's power comes from its size: it is one the largest countries on Earth by population and area, and is rich in natural resources and human capital. It is also in many ways an island nation; because it faces no major threats on its borders apart from migrants from central American countries.

The US cultural influence extends across the world, for example over two billion people speak some English in the world today with the majority speaking an Americanised version of the language. US TV programmes, films, video games and music have a large domestic market of more than 300 million customers, in addition to their influence on the rest of the world. The USA also has a social and cultural impact on immediate neighbours such as Mexico and Canada and on North/Central America as a whole.
It is the world's foremost economic, political and military power, it has the third largest population in the world (325) million people.
America remains the last western stronghold/empire.

Since the end of second world war in 1945 and the fall of Soviet Union in 1991, no nation on earth is as powerful as America. Though China is growing rapidly in both economic and military aspect, but can China truly dethrone America in the nearest future?

That’s crap! All English speaking countries outside of the UK were all influenced by the British not America. Even American forefathers were British, so English is spread across the world by the British slave trade.

Yes American culture spread across the globe, but not English. Maybe the food, hip hop music, movie etc

And no, for the next few 100 years, America will continue to rule. China is warming up to take over but I don’t see China lasting in that regard.

China could've been but authoritarianism and corruption won't let them get to that level.

Right now, Japan has more chances to be world power than China has and they will get the backing of more super power countries that China ever will.

JavaScript90:
No country can dethrone America. at least not in the next 200 years

calm down, if the throne chooses to shift to China there is nothing the US can do about it. The Roman empire was the strongest empire during its time, and it lasted for more than a thousand years but it still collapsed.

The USA has arguably been the strongest nation on earth after the collapsed of the USSR in 1991, and that is just only 30 years and today there are Nations which are strongly rising up and threatening to suppressed the might of the US.

Judging from happenings in antiquities and recent history, I can confidently tell you that within the next 50years the US would longer be ranked as the most powerful nation on earth. Power is like a grain of sand the more you tried to hold it tight on your fist, the more it gradually slips out from your hand.

Power has little meaning other than protection.

Being an innovative country (with adequate protection) is far greater.

God1000:

You are right, but there's something about America, it can project power to any corner of the world within 24hrs

Americans can’t reach the peak of Roman Empire,
No empire can beat the Roman Empire
They rules the world for 2K years
Roman was not attacked from outside but within
If only you read about Rome empire
The British empire ruled the sea and land for almost 1K before WW2
Most empire get destroyed after a very big war
The French empire get destroyed after napoleon attacked Russia

JeffreyJunior:
China could've been but authoritarianism and corruption won't let them get to that level.

Right now, Japan has more chances to be world power than China has and they will get the backing of more super power countries that China ever will.

If lifting over 300M citizens out of poverty is what you said corruption then I like that China poverty.
Between 20 years China has built more trains, roads and airports more than any country in the world.
China has built more industries and more houses than the USA in the last 10 years

Japan with a ageing population to a world power?
Russia can’t be world power because it’s has ageing population.

Next world power is between China and India
Make una dey research oooh