New world alliances, page 1

US is dominating energy markets and so it has control over world economy in general, many developed countrys show high interest to find more and more replacing energy forms to counter this fact. Cant say in future whos ally with US cause G.W.B havent yet shown its new cards, does war on terror continue to new country or does US just stay in iraq and start to run its oil business, so this next 4 years can dramatically change US ally situation, running absolutic politics, "your with us or against us" really drive any even a little intelligent person to fear that anyone can be seen as threat for US global politic. So US will not run out of allies, cause old ones are replaced with new ones, like Old European countrys France, Germany are less cooperative, so Poland replaces em.
Economical US has said it has mexico for cheap labor so if China start to be less cooperative with US that wouldnt cause major catastrophy, still most unlikely China does so for next 20 years. US is still one of the world countrys that can self substain itself by having large enough markets inside.

Far as i see on economic view European countrys as invidual invest a lot to China / India / S-Korea, still the truth is that there is many people that see it as threat cause basic labor work drain to Asia, so Europe future is to maintain high education and corporate HQ's in Europe. European investors still got big share holds on Asia so economical bond between China, India is very tight.
EU needs labor from africa and new european union countrys to continue rising, cause old countrys are losing people instead growing due fact seniors are major population while tax payers become minor. US isnt facing same problem bad as EU cause its in fact growing in numbers all the time, and Mexico will probably work as US labor market.

Russia doesnt need military allies currently, it always has old good trumpcard (nukes), but economical russia is allied with best buyer of its natural resources or military equipment, still doesnt mean russia come to aid those buyers. Japan and Europe seem to be Russias future allys both, for example Russia is building oil pipe for Japan, maybe in future China, but so far seems Japan is higher bidder.

Far as i read about China i believe its only interest is to maintain high economic rising and avoid all sort of conflicts, so its just big giant noding to other countrys in current situation to gain more strenght.
Also must say China has can quickly become very educated due fact 1 child policy run parents to put more and more effort to their only child. Still China is generally run by its peasants that wont for long time get to enjoy economic rising.

India interests seems to be same as China, fighting together for investments to gain more economic ground so India either will possible only to be drafted at military operations as peace keeping, but alliance as NATO not for a while so its going to stay as another sleeping giant.

For mutual protection pacts i would say EU and Russia going to agree one in near future, while US influence runs weaker.
India or China would be possible candidates for US mutual protection pact / military alliance, but cant figure which one would it be.
Japan seems to break from US shackless and start to fund its own military more and more cause of fact it loses influence in Asia all the time.
Mostly i still see other than US will not run military campaings out from their soils for long time, everyone seems to focus on their economy rather than running war, unless theres some major energy crisis that caused more countrys to join WWII.