I believe that the author scratches the surface and never develops in a deeper reasoning about what we should expect from this century, what are the short and l

I believe that the author scratches the surface and never develops in a deeper reasoning about what we should expect from this century, what are the short and long term consequences and how they will affect global geopolitics and the current equilibrium. The article only makes a flat "rise and fall" analysis, and even when presented with the opportunity to explore more interesting arguments (US vs India/China both from a military and economical standpoint, economical repercussions of a weaker army, geo-political consequences in Europe, etc), the author never chooses to do so.