An interesting prediction

of the Russian Federation's collapse :

"Russia is a federation of states – an empire run from Moscow, mainly by white men. The leaders and citizens of Ingushetia, Dagestan, Tartarstan, Bashkortostan, Sakha, Tuva, and Buryatia may welcome a Russian military collapse, and rise against Moscow’s colonial rule over their lives. They are, after all, supplying a vast amount of the men who are being slaughtered at a rate of around 35,000 a month in Putin’s war against Ukraine."

from The Independent, London,
a "news"paper which is rather thin on news.

The USA is a federation of states - an empire run from Washington,
mainly by white men.  Since 1946 it has shrieked about 'Balance of Power' which, for the USA, means twice as much power as the rest of the world combined.  Its satellites are more numerous (and fawning) than those of the Soviet Union.

But, thanks to China and to the current American president, the balance is shifting...slightly.