An Economic war between the European Union and the United States allied wwith Russia?

Question

I think that most people see an economic war between India China and the United States, but does anyone see this as a possibility in the future. Keep in mind that the U.S. is investing more in Russia's resources. Who do you think would win this economic war? the E.U or Russia and the United States?

Answer 1

Actually, all the nations you spoke of are dependent upon one another. The EU was created to counter the economic might of the U.S., however, its weakness, one that will always shadow them, is that they are adrift without a true Constitution. The truth about globalization is that the consequences of not competing in a globalized economy are not always immediate and palpable; they take time but once they hit it will be swift.

There is no doubt in my mind that India and China will compete in terms of production. However, each country has settled into their own speciailzation of globalization. China has more people and has been manuafacturing longer. India's contribution to the globalized world is their contiuned success in back-office outsourcing, e.g., human resources, accounting, data banks, customer service, and software.

As for Russia. Russia's Economy: Huge natural gas reserves (world’s largest), coal reserves (second largest) and oil reserves (eighth largest), Russia plans to double its energy-export-dependent GDP in the next decade. Russia will only be an energy driven economy. This is what their president, Putin, has set them up for.

Countries to outsource to: India, Russia, Brazil, Mexico, China, and Korea. Countries have to improve telecommunications, roads, business laws, schools, facilities, etc. to attract U.S. and European businesses. Egypt is selling itself as low-cost specialist in European languages for call centers, Singapore and Dubai say their safety and legal systems give them an edge in handling high-security and business-continuity services. The Philippines draws on long-standing cultural ties with the U.S., it used to be a former colony of the U.S. South American countries use their expertise in Spanish to attract call-centers for the Hispanic market in the U.S. The big move is offshore locations within the same time zone. For U.S. that means Latin America! Where European companies are turning to Central and Eastern Europe, Middle East, and Africa.

Economies:

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Answer 2

Dick is investing his money in the E.U....I would say that was a safe bet for the free part of the world that's going to be left. The U.S. already lost the economic war to China. Check the bottom of your mouse. And your shoes. And your monitor. Then check all the electronics in your car.

Answer 3

I think the fear of getting bombed back to the stone age will keep india, china, and those others in line. Except N. Korea. We may just have to make that place a parking lot just to show the world we can.