Just tumbled across this site...The BRICS Post. Focuses on those emerging economies which are also impacting the energy distribution dynamic.
http://thebricspost.com/about-us/#.Ul6uZZ0o5WE
Alfred Tennyson wrote:We are not now that strength which in old days
Moved earth and heaven, that which we are, we are;
One equal temper of heroic hearts,
Made weak by time and fate, but strong in will
To strive, to seek, to find, and not to yield.
Some economists still predict a “bumpy landing,” but China is making an effort to rebalance its economy and move towards growth supported by domestic demand.
Tanada wrote:You don't have to convince me Rockman, one or more of these countries will be the Superpower of the 21st century. I would bet on China or Brazil.
Sixstrings wrote:Don't count the US out, it just topped #1 in the world for energy production, gas and oil combined. US military will remain unrivaled, it spends more than the rest of the world combined.
America is the one with all the aircraft carriers. And bases all over the globe. Navy air power alone is larger than any nation's air force. US has the best special ops, and can drop SEALS or delta force anywhere on the planet within 24 hours.
ROCKMAN wrote: Other than the $trillions and thousands of lives our military has expended in recent years to keep the oil flow from the ME secure for all those other importing countries how has that leverage benefited us?
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