The British Empire, The French, The Dutch, The Romans, The Ottoman Empire, The Mongolians... All once great empires who lead the world in both influence and power (hard and soft). All have failed. Why? Are there commonalities in all of their gargantuan demises? Is the demise of such powers inevitable? Is America already on the same trajectory? Are great powers today different than they used to be? Is one's downfall always replaced by the rise of another? Or can we be moving into a time where the power is shared?_x000D_ _x000D_ Let's take a deep and objective look at the world's greatest civilizations and the paths they took which lead them to their ultimate failure. Let's see what mistakes they made. Let's see how the rest of the world looks at them. And eventhough they have fallen from grace, do they still affect us? In a good way or in a bad way? Is this just all part of human progress as we move to the next step or is it just an endless circle?_x000D_ _x000D_ Let's have a fascinating discussion!_x000D_ _x000D_ 大英帝国、法国、荷兰、罗马、奥斯曼帝国、蒙古……它们都曾经是伟大的帝国，在影响力和实力(硬实力和软实力)方面领先世界。所有这些国家都走向了衰亡。为什么？他们的衰亡有共同点吗？权力的消亡是不可避免的吗？美国已经走上了同样的轨道吗？今天的大国与过去有什么不同吗？一个政权的衰落总是被另一个政权的崛起所取代吗？或者我们会进入一个权力共享的时代吗？_x000D_ _x000D_ 让我们深入客观地审视一下世界上最伟大的文明，以及它们如何走向最终失败的道路。让我们看看他们犯了什么错误。让我们看看世界其他国家如何看待它们。即使它们已经失势，它们还会影响我们吗？是好事还是坏事？这只是人类进步的一部分，因为我们走向下一步，还是只是一个无休止的循环？_x000D_ _x000D_ 让我们来一场精彩的讨论!