The Next World War?

WWII if you prefer to view it that way, was, as all wars are, a reshuffling of the barnyard pecking order.

The players were:

The hyperpower, Britain, never the same after WWI
The has-been great power, France

and the four new contenders on the block:

Germany
Japan
Russia (the Soviet Union)
the United States

The latter four basically duked it out for the leadership, Germany allying with Japan, and the United States allying with Russia.

The latter alliance teamed up with Britain and France, and won.

To make it clear: Britain was on the winning side (as was France), but she was no longer the hyperpower. The two superpowers were the United States and Russia.

(Interestingly, the US has managed to get the two losers, Germany and Japan, onto its team.)

If WWII were to repeat itself, it would look like a variation of this:

The four duked it out, with Russia allying with China, and India with Brazil.

The latter alliance teamed up with the United States and Britain, and won.

To make it clear: The US was on the winning side (as was Britain), but she was no longer the hyperpower.