Brazil, Russia, India and China form bloc to challenge US dominance

With public hugs and backslaps among its leaders, a new political bloc was formed yesterday to challenge the global dominance of the United States. The first summit of heads of state of the BRIC countries — Brazil, Russia, India and China — ended with a declaration calling for a “multipolar world order”, diplomatic code for a rejection of America’s position as the sole global superpower. President Medvedev of Russia went further in a statement with his fellow leaders after the summit, saying that the BRIC countries wanted to “create the conditions for a fairer world order”. Russia and China regard the organisation as a means to restrict US influence in their Central Asian “back yard”. www.timesonline.co.uk

I think that they have a pretty good shot of taking down the U.S., but I believe their reign will be short-lived. I really can't see China and Russia agreeing on much in the long-term. Plus, India and China together have the majority of the world's population. They will never be able to support themselves without the U.S. and the rest of the E.U. (which I believe could turn on the U.S. but will not fully back China). Don't forget -- there are a lot of religious issues that still dominate their differences. I wonder what the world will look like in 50 years times ... and what language my descendants will be speaking…