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[quote=APAULT,270659]Perhaps the US is an excuse for Russia to build up its military power, but I think it wants to anyway. The Soviet Union no longer exists but the country is still being run by much of the old party establishment (but with the Russian mafia alongside).  Russia still has superpower intentions.  China has superpower intentions. America wants to retain its superpower status. Europe has some economic power but at the moment is still just a best buddy of the USA - it has the potential to be a superpower if only the member nations could stop bickering.  In my assessment, China will soon be the number one superpower with the USA in second place, but the latter being replaced by Russia in the not too distant future.

Of course, generally the people of these nations do not seek superpower status they are 'peace loving' as my students have so often told me.  But coming from an ex superpower nation I know most of us enjoy the status and feeling of security and wellbeing this brings.  In any case most leaders seek to increase their power - people who not not want to do not become the leaders![/quote]

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