How has the history of human thought suggest we are heading toward the domination of the one culture over another?

Cultural imperialism is the domination of one culture over another other by a deliberate policy or by economic or technological superiority. Cultural imperialism can take the form of an active, formal policy or a general attitude. The Economic domination yields to political and cultural domination. At the dawn of the 21st century there are seven major peer competitors for economic dominance. These competitors consist of: European Union, Russia, Japan, Brazil, India, China, and the Anglo Sphere (United States, Britain, Canada, Australia, New Zealand- US is the dominant component). Each of these competitors has different Economic systems, with strengths and weaknesses. By analyzing all seven competitors, one will reach a conclusion as to which competitor is most likely to reach Economic-Political dominance (Alberto, 11-46).

With the end of the Second World War in Europe in 1945 there was widespread determination that internal divisions on that continent should never again draw other countries into global conflict. In 1946 the wartime British Prime Minister, Winston Churchill, gave an historic speech in Zürich, Switzerland, urging the establishment of a 'united states of Europe', to be led by France and Germany, and supported by the USA, the USSR, and the Commonwealth and the United Kingdom. However, while some hoped that the British would also participate in Churchill's vision of peaceful European co-operation, this was not to be. Both Churchill and the incumbent Labour Government held the view that the United Kingdom was 'with Europe but not of it', a supporter of integration, but not itself a potential member (Bache, 4-21).

The European Union (EU) has faced a series of crises in the first decade or so of the 21st century, including popular rejection of treaty reform in two founding member states, mass migratory pressures from North Africa leading to the temporary predisposition of border controls between France and Italy, and the impact of the global financial crisis that put some states on the brink of defaulting on their debts and appeared to threaten the existence not only of the common currency but also, some dared venture, of the Union itself.

The global financial crisis in the late 2000s affected all EU states, resulting in the need to impose austerity budgets, tax increases and expenditure cuts, and tested both the viability of the euro area and the political commitment of Europe's leaders, almost to destruction. Despite the existence of strict rules intended to ensure the stability of the euro, states found themselves with huge debt-to-national income ratios and hence faced large interest repayments. Peripheral countries—Ireland, Spain, Portugal, Italy and Greece—were particularly badly affected, with Ireland and Greece both receiving bail-outs from the EU and the IMF in 2010. Greek financial problems persisted, however, with the threat that Greece would default on its debts. Moreover, there was a serious risk that similar crises would arise in other peripheral countries as the costs of borrowing for Spain and Italy also escalated (Jones, ...