Will the only superpower last forever?

 Will it be the only superpower forever? Korean conservatives rationalize the lack of policy to prepare for "after the United States" with the logic that "they should conform to the reality of US hegemony." Perhaps that's why they often mention the story that "the position of the United States as the only superpower will not change in the near future." Does it mean that the U.S. should abandon international law like a pair of dedication, and even if the hatred of the tyranny of this super-large rogue state becomes the most common sentiment that people around the world sympathize with, submit as it is power? Of course, it is not to underestimate the power of capital that can shake up any market, media that can throw distortions and lies everywhere under the name of "information," and military power that can easily destroy "native people" with bombing and missiles. However, if you look at the history of the rise and fall of the powers, you can find one law. Historically, whenever a powerhouse reached its "strongest" position, it fell into the temptation of continuous excessive expansion and eventually became unable to afford the cost of conquest and control. In addition, the expenditure of the national treasury led to the resistance of the people's livelihood and the people's resistance inside and outside, and eventually, the "peak of prosperity" was inherited as a decline. For example, let's look at the era of Emperor Qianlong of the Qing Dynasty (1735-1795), which Chinese nationalists are very proud of these days. At first glance, there were many aspects to be proud of. Chinese products such as tea, silk, and porcelain dominated the European market, and the average income of Chinese at that time was higher than that of Europeans. In addition, the system of 'reasonable Confucianism, reasonable past tests' was admired by European enlightenment, including Voltaire (1694-1778). Even in terms of discourse hegemony, China was truly invincible. This was also due to the fact that they did not know the reality of Munok at the time when thousands of gold books were burned, as if they were not able to grasp the degree of otherization and exclusion of U.S. academia, media, and politics. However, Emperor Keonlong of the Qing Dynasty, who stood at the top of the world as a cultural asset, regarded the best achievement as the destruction of Jungar Korea and the conquest of the Shingang territory between 1755 and 1758 at an astronomical cost of 23 million. For two years, the government spent money equivalent to tax revenue to annihilate 600,000 Jungarians, resulting in a huge annual cost of border defense, rebellion of residents, or suppression of the independence movement. It is reminiscent of the colonization of Iraq, which today makes the U.S. national budget full of deficits. Even so, the conquest of the Shingang River, which can absorb some of the surplus population of the midfield due to the possibility of clearing wasteland, followed by the Burmese invasion between 1768 and 1769, the invasion of Vietnam between 1788 and 1799, and the Nepalese War between 1792 were only slaughter and waste. Emperor Keonlong himself has made causes such as "removal of exploration" (removal of Hussain), "protection of poor marginal people" (protection of human rights in Iraq), and " dissemination of benevolent virtues" (democracy in the Middle East. However, the turmoil of various miscellaneous taxes due to war costs, the insolvency of the old holiday system (welfare system), and the tyranny of the leaders (Haliburton and Vice President Chaney) linked to detectives intensified social conflicts, leading to the empire's decline. After the resistance movement of Baengnyeon Bridge from 1796 to 1805, the people continued to struggle, eventually leading to an attempt to establish a "competitive dynasty" called Taepyeong Heaven (1850-1864). The world's strongest empire in the 18th century collapsed as an object of invasion in the 19th century. "When the moon is full, it breaks down." Even the most greedy capital, the most subtle information processing, and the most brutal slaughter will not make the militaristic empire, the "money-eating hippo," an eternal empire.