Could Putin Quicken the End of American Dominance?

No American would readily admit it, but could Putin, with the help of Chinese President Xi Jinping, quicken the demise of American dominance?

The populist answer is, of course, of course not. From the American perspective, Putin has more to lose than America has to gain.

American dominance of the world’s economies

Here's some background on the American dominance of the world's economies.

The following graphic is each nation's share of the global economic pie.

Unsurprisingly, businesses in the U.S., Japan, Germany, France, Italy, and the U.K. accounted for about 55% of all measured global output.

Production out of businesses in China, India, and Brazil accounted for 8.8% of global output.  Basically, businesses and consumers living in these countries were an afterthought.

Dominance had a...