Well racedo, it either comes down to Washington or Moscow/Beijing doesn't it! We know Washington have basically come close to ruining the world though their actions. The political elite in Washington are utterly useless in every respect. Most other western governments appear to be nothing more than puppets and willing accomplices to US foreign policy, a foreign policy that is a total disaster. I think Moscow and Beijing (along with some of the other nations I listed) are about the only ones who can change the existing world order for the better. I would imagine in time that China and India alone will dominate the world each a full and true superpower while Washington will be essentially irrelevant. Russia's best bet is to attach itself to China and India.