Is the United States still the “indispensable nation”? How much more time does it have on top of the global political order?

In the National Interest, Leverett, Weber & Kempe weigh in, here

".... a foreign policy approach predicated on collapsing oil prices is probably not feasible....

....Leverett saw a huge disconnect between the foreign-policy rhetoric of the U.S. presidential candidates and the actual situation, going so far as to say that Obama, Clinton and McCain must be talking about “some other planet.”

......Gvosdev left off. Wondering how long it would take for Americans to “wake up” to the fact that “another center of gravity” is emerging, he spoke of a group of developing states building an “alternative . . . international system” that largely bypasses the United States....."