Is the USA still the world's most powerful country?

Cartoon by Cameron Cardow

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Criteria to measure US influence in the world:

Diplomatic relations

http://geography.about.com/od/politicalgeography/a/nodiplomatic.htm

Perception of the USA by other countries

http://www.pewglobal.org/database/indicator/1/country/74/

Research and education

http://sciencefocus.com/feature/tech/top-7-science-superpowers

Wealth

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_wealth

Foreign trade

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foreign_trade_of_the_United_States

Military strength

http://www.globalfirepower.com/country-military-strength-detail.asp?country_id=United-States-of-America

Nuclear weapons

http://www.armscontrol.org/factsheets/Nuclearweaponswhohaswhat

In which parts of the world are US troops deployed? http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Current_US_military_deployments.png