Russia or usa??

with the recent tensions between russia and the usa i would just like to know everyones opinions about the 2 nations and if there is a very slim chance that a war may break out in the near future thank you and try to respect peoples opinions.

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I think Russia is better when it comes to foreign policy and a war won't happen (but another cold war is possible).

Russia is not part of the west and opposes western values, therefore it is to be considered a potential enemy.

My loyalty is to the EU and Anglosphere.

Do you think the EU has a future though? It seems to me that a federalist Europe would be a bad idea. I mean, who actually identifies as a European, rather than a French, Spanish, German or English person (say)? In the USA everybody identifies as an American, so it works (kinda - they still have the north-south divide). I think a union is a good thing but it should be limited to mundane things like free movement, trade and national cooperation (á la NATO, but on domestic issues like climate change, for instance).

Of course. I don't think all 28 current members will remain but i'm very certain that a core of at least a dozen countries (including Germany, Netherlands and Spain) will unify to the point that they become a singular federal state in the coming decades (Europe will also probably breach the Middle East and Northern Africa). I actually consider a federal Europe a good thing because not only is it an economic and military counter balance to the other massive future powers (US, China, India) but even if we're not part of it, it's advantageous to trade with states under 1 set of rules rather than 50.

In the UK, 60% of Scots are Scottish first and British second. There's a relatively good chance they'll still stay, And of course the US actually fought a civil war 90 years after it's creation and is still expanding now (Peurto Rico will be the 52nd state - they had a referendum). So long as a decent segment of the population and political class wishes it, there's still every chance it can pull through.

It's a slow process but if you assume that 10% of the EU population take advantage of free movement then instantly you've got a potential 10% who are x first, EU second.. and that's sufficient to get the ball rolling.

The only thing I'm wary of is a kind of forced nationalism. Scottish identity evolved parallel to British identity over hundreds of years, and American identity was created by the refugees who settled there for a new life. Europe on the other hand, has the baggage of history. Although, that being said, Germany is only as old as 1871 and has gone through some pretty radical transformations over the last century, so I suppose anything's possible. But I have more faith in NATO to keep the world in order than I do with the EU.

Right now the division in the European military makes the US action necessary, as an entity alone the EU would be more than powerful enough. Forced nationalism has occurred throughout the ages, there was substantial sectarian division between Scotland and England until Elizabeth 1 but the two were joined less than a century later by union. US identity was at the beginning very diverse with aspects of all the European powers being forced together.

In the modern world i think a lot of people are able to look beyond the simple notion of a national border and ask themselves 'what is in my self interest as a nation'. For many eastern european nations they are the strongest pro-ponents of a united europe because as individual countries they are small and unimportant. A Hungarian may well feel Hungarian but it's in their self interest to be as close to the core as they can be even if that involves less sovereignty.

It's big countries like the UK or even France who appear less inclined to come together for a collective good. In Britain's case that's because of the imperial overhang of the Anglo-sphere. I mean i'm here saying i support European federalism but i'd jump at the chance for Anglospheric integration.

I think the reason I don't feel so strongly about a European integration is because I don't view Europe as a historically benevolent entity. I view Britain and America as historically benevolent entities so I am much more interested in the alliance between those two. I worry that if Europe is given too much power, it will revert to its old ways of fascism and genocide (or anything except liberal democracy). After all, liberal democracy was imposed on Europe from outside.

Europe has always had two faces. On the one hand most traits of liberal democracy can be traced back to Europe and were exported by imperialism, on the other hand it's always had a somewhat fascist element too close.

I suppose European history in a world is.. radical.

You're a fan of communist imperialism, I take it?

I was referring to their stance with the Middle East.

Putin's stance is essentially to support Assad (although to be fair, the US hasn't been much better, supporting the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt for example).

His stance is also to support Sisi.

I'd prefer Sisi and Assad in power over the ISIS and Muslim Brotherhood any day.