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Politics : The Obama - Clinton Disaster -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: DuckTapeSunroof who wrote (4075)	12/30/2008 4:37:20 PM
From: TimF	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 103300

However (from the perhaps abnormally high global strength that America seemed to hold after the collapse of the Soviets --- when folks were saying that there was 'only one Super Power'), we have now clearly moved into a much more multi-polar global power structure. The perceptions may have significantly changed since the end of the cold war. Arguably to a more realistic level, one that greater matches the reality. But the reality hasn't changed that much in terms of relative wealth and power of the US and the rest of the world. Which isn't saying there has been no change. Relative strength vs Russia is probably lower, since when the USSR collapsed Russia was going through turmoil and had less absolute and relative strength, and since China, India and others have gone through rapid growth. Relative to the EU? Well the EU isn't the same countries as back then, its added members. If you look at the members of the EU back in the 80s and compare them to the US, I'd say the EU has had a relative decline against the US, and its not alone in this regard.