America likely won't last "a few more decades" as a Tier 1 superpower. It's Suez moment like what happens to Britain when America basically thuged it down to a Tier 2 from slapping it into shape could easily come tomorrow of China says strait up to fuck off with its reserves. America was a Tier 1 power from 1945 onwards but it's hard too see it in the same position in 2045.
Being a Uni-Power has made America sloppy and gready with it's policies. Post the Cold War America has been completely hi-jacked by Multi-nationals and AIPAC whom steer American activity more then America does itself for her own interests. The UK in its proem was so strategic and manipulative, it plotted each time how to project itself in any situation to make sure it always increased in power each time. "1 and 3" was a strategy they used to either help or go against it's first and third rivals in any conflict so that "2" would be dropped or propelled and then the cycle would repeat. This always kept the UK in the top 3 for superpower positions for 100 years.The USA was propped up after WWI by this very strategy, and it had a indirect influence on USA meddling in Japan affairs prior to Peal Harbor.
The USA isn't strategic and tactical like the British were. The USA as a sole power become bumbling and lazy. It's only strategy is to destabilize others to make them appear stronger but all to does is drain more resources to try and contain those situations in the first place. Plus the USA is a petro-empire. Oil gave it the Cart Blanche ability to spend (waste) obscene amounts of money on war tech it will never use. Yes the USA has a massive military advtage but they have shown time and time again that they struggle with conventional and rigged asymmetrical warfare which is still what the majority of people on this globe partake in. Plus with this marriage to oil they are ride or die to it's prices and access which are both unstable.
American empire is on egg shells. America would not of fared well in Syria, and I don't believe it could go into Iran and sizably "win" a war. As Iran would have to many ghetto tactics to completely cut America off at the knees I'm regards to oil which the empire fuels itself on. Russia? No chance. The Empire has become so bloated that it's basically a big fat strong guy whom posses great power but has no agility to use it soundly.
Being a Uni-Power has made America sloppy and gready with it's policies. Post the Cold War America has been completely hi-jacked by Multi-nationals and AIPAC whom steer American activity more then America does itself for her own interests. The UK in its proem was so strategic and manipulative, it plotted each time how to project itself in any situation to make sure it always increased in power each time. "1 and 3" was a strategy they used to either help or go against it's first and third rivals in any conflict so that "2" would be dropped or propelled and then the cycle would repeat. This always kept the UK in the top 3 for superpower positions for 100 years.The USA was propped up after WWI by this very strategy, and it had a indirect influence on USA meddling in Japan affairs prior to Peal Harbor.
The USA isn't strategic and tactical like the British were. The USA as a sole power become bumbling and lazy. It's only strategy is to destabilize others to make them appear stronger but all to does is drain more resources to try and contain those situations in the first place. Plus the USA is a petro-empire. Oil gave it the Cart Blanche ability to spend (waste) obscene amounts of money on war tech it will never use. Yes the USA has a massive military advtage but they have shown time and time again that they struggle with conventional and rigged asymmetrical warfare which is still what the majority of people on this globe partake in. Plus with this marriage to oil they are ride or die to it's prices and access which are both unstable.
American empire is on egg shells. America would not of fared well in Syria, and I don't believe it could go into Iran and sizably "win" a war. As Iran would have to many ghetto tactics to completely cut America off at the knees I'm regards to oil which the empire fuels itself on. Russia? No chance. The Empire has become so bloated that it's basically a big fat strong guy whom posses great power but has no agility to use it soundly.