Imperialism and the world system it has created must run it's course like all things. We will not be alive to see what will be the next step in social evolution(well maybe my clone)but the Europeans international chickens are coming home to rest and seeds they planted will eventually destroy their grip infact I feel like the reason the US indorsed NAFTA and other market opening strategies is because the market was become so stagnent at home that we where headed for crisis but now trade is being dicussed and scrutnized more closely.

Bottom line the worlds equilibrium was upset but things tend to get ballanced out through attrition or all systems crumble in time.